Derasha 104 on Vayikra 11:4

TT #104 · 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

Bechoros 24a.

E-Daf.com — Bechoros 24a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶם. מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר, הוּא טָמֵא וְאֵין טָמֵא הַנּוֹלָד מִן הַטָּהוֹר טָמֵא אֶלָּא טָהוֹר.

Type of Learning

Textual exclusion — The added wording excludes an offspring born from a pure animal from being made impure by this particular rule.

What Is Learned

The extra wording teaches that an impure-looking offspring born from a pure animal can be permitted.