Derasha 96 on Vayikra 11:4

TT #96 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 4

The Complete Passuk

אַ֤ךְ אֶת־זֶה֙ לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְל֔וּ מִֽמַּעֲלֵי֙ הַגֵּרָ֔ה וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖י הַפַּרְסָ֑ה אֶֽת־הַ֠גָּמָל כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵ֨ה גֵרָ֜ה ה֗וּא וּפַרְסָה֙ אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מַפְרִ֔יס טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “Only this you shall not eat”: this one you may not eat, but an animal born from a pure animal and itself having one identifying sign may be eaten.

Source Citation

Bechoros 7a.

E-Daf.com — Bechoros 7a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

אַךְ אֶת זֶה. זֶה אִי אַתָּה אוֹכֵל, אֲבָל אַתָּה אוֹכֵל הַבָּא בְּסִימָן אֶחָד, וְאֵיזֶה הוּא? זֶה טָמֵא הַנּוֹלָד מִן הַטָּהוֹר וְעִבּוּרוֹ מִן הַטָּהוֹר.

Type of Learning

Textual inclusion — The Chazal derives the teaching from the wording or classification in the verse.

What Is Learned

The limiting word אך excludes the animal with both visible kosher signs from the general prohibition only when its status is that of a tame offspring born from a pure animal; the note identifies the relevant exceptional case.