Derasha 113 on Vayikra 11:9

TT #113 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 9

The Complete Passuk

אֶת־זֶה֙ תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמָּ֑יִם כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֩ סְנַפִּ֨יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת בַּמַּ֗יִם בַּיַּמִּ֛ים וּבַנְּחָלִ֖ים אֹתָ֥ם תֹּאכֵֽלוּ:

English: These you may eat among all that live in water: anything in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, that has fins and scales—these you may eat.

Source Citation

Chullin 66b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 66b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

אֶת זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ וְגוֹ׳. כְּתִיב אֶת זֶה תֹּאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם וּכְתִיב כֹּל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים אֹתָם תֹּאכֵלוּ.

Type of Learning

Textual harmonization — The parallel formulations are read together to establish the identifying signs of permitted aquatic creatures.

What Is Learned

The wording distinguishes the permitted fish in seas and streams from small aquatic creatures in enclosed waters.