Derasha 103 on Vayikra 11:4

TT #103 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 4

The Complete Passuk

אַ֤ךְ אֶת־זֶה֙ לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְל֔וּ מִמַּֽעֲלֵי֙ הַגֵּרָ֔ה וּמִמַּפְרִסֵ֖י הַפַּרְסָ֑ה אֶת־הַגָּמָל כִּי־מַֽעֲלֵ֨ה גֵרָ֜ה ה֗וּא וּפַרְסָה אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מַפְרִ֔יס טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: But this is what you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or have true hoofs: the camel, although it chews the cud, does not have true hoofs; it is impure for you.

Source Citation

Kesubos 60a.

E-Daf.com — Kesubos 60a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶם. מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר, הוּא טָמֵא וְאֵין חָלָב וְדָם מְהַלְּכֵי שְׁתַּיִם טָמֵא אֶלָּא טָהוֹר.

Type of Learning

Textual exclusion — The phrase “it is impure” limits the stated impurity, excluding milk and blood of bipeds from this rule.

What Is Learned

The extra wording excludes human milk and blood from the impurity/prohibition described here.