Derasha 114 on Vayikra 11:9

TT #114 · 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

מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם. לְרַבּוֹת בּוֹרוֹת שִׁיחִין וּמְעָרוֹת שֶׁאָדָם שׁוֹחֶה וְשׁוֹתֶה מֵהֶן וְאֵינוֹ נִמְנָע.

Type of Learning

Extension — “Among all that live in the water” extends the rule to water sources such as pits, ditches, and caves from which people ordinarily drink.

What Is Learned

The phrase extends the rule to pits, cisterns, and caves.