Derasha 124 on Vayikra 11:11

TT #124 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 11

The Complete Passuk

וְשֶׁקֶץ יִהְיוּ לָכֶם מִבְּשָׂרָם לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ וְאֶת־נִבְלָתָם תְּשַׁקֵּצוּ:

English: Everything in the water that has no fins and scales shall be an abomination for you.

Sifra (Toras Kohanim).

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini, Section 3

Core Text

וְשֶׁקֶץ יִהְיוּ. לְרַבּוֹת אֶת עֵרוּבָן.

Textual extension — The wording includes mixtures containing these prohibited aquatic creatures within the category of abomination.

The verse extends the impurity designation to mixtures containing these prohibited creatures.