Derasha 127 on Vayikra 11:11

TT #127 · 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), Shemini, Section 3.

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini, Section 3

Core Text

וְאֶת נִבְלָתָם תְּשַׁקְּצוּ. לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַדְּרָנִים שֶׁבַּבְּהֵמָה.

Textual extension — The wording extends the prohibition to larvae found within an animal.

The wording extends the prohibition framework to worms found within the flesh of the relevant creatures.