Derasha 111 on Vayikra 11:8

TT #111 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 8

The Complete Passuk

מִבְּשָׂרָם֙ לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֔לוּ וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם לֹ֣א תִגָּ֑עוּ טְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖ם לָכֶֽם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are impure for you.

Source Citation

Sifra (Toras Kohanim), Shemini, Chapter 3.

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini, Chapter 3

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

טְמֵאִים הֵם. הֵם – פְּרָט לְשֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם בְּנוֹתֵן טַעַם.

Type of Learning

Textual exclusion — The word “they” excludes mixtures lacking the prescribed taste from this particular rule.

What Is Learned

The word הם excludes cases in which the prohibited substance contributes no discernible taste.