Derasha 130 on Vayikra 11:12

TT #130 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 12

The Complete Passuk

כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם שֶׁקֶץ הוּא לָכֶם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

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

Source Citation

Sifra (Toras Kohanim), Shemini, Section 3.

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini, Section 3

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

שֶׁקֶץ הוּא לָכֶם. שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲשֶׂה בּוֹ סְחוֹרָה.

Type of Learning

Commercial restriction — The verse is read as prohibiting commercial trade in the forbidden creature.

What Is Learned

The wording is used to restrict commercial dealing in the prohibited creatures.