Derasha 70 on Vayikra 10:13

TT #70 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 13

The Complete Passuk

וַֽאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אֹתָהּ֙ בְּמָק֣וֹם קָד֔וֹשׁ כִּ֣י חָקְךָ֤ וְחָק־בָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ הִ֔וא מֵֽאִשֵּׁ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּי־כֵ֖ן צֻוֵּֽיתִי:

English: “And the due of your sons”: the verse specifies your sons, rather than your daughters, for this priestly due.

Toras Kohanim.

Core Text

וְחֹק בָּנֶיךָ. חֹק בָּנֶיךָ וְלֹא חֹק בְּנוֹתֶיךָ.

Textual limitation — “your sons” specifies the priestly beneficiaries and excludes daughters from this particular priestly due.

The wording חק בניך excludes daughters from this particular priestly share.