Derasha 123 on Vayikra 11:10

TT #123 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 10

The Complete Passuk

וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים מִכֹּל שֶׁרֶץ הַמַּיִם וּמִכֹּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם שֶׁקֶץ הֵם לָכֶם:

Chabad.org — Parshas Shemini Torah Reading

Source Citation

Chullin 67b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 67b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

שקץ הם לכם. שקץ – לאסור צירן ורוטבן וקיפה שלהם, הם – פרט לשאין בהם בנותן טעם, לכם – מותרים הם בהנאה

English: “They are an abomination to you.” “Abomination” prohibits their liquid, gravy, and sediment; “they” excludes mixtures in which they impart no taste; “to you” teaches that they are permitted for benefit.

Type of Learning

Textual distinction — the derashah assigns distinct legal implications to the repeated words of the verse.

What Is Learned

The note addresses mixtures and by-products of impure aquatic creatures, including the distinction between eating and benefit.