Vayikra 11:26 — EXTRA

Extra · Additional classical source for a Torah Temimah-silent passuk

The Complete Passuk

לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִוא֩ מַפְרֶ֨סֶת פַּרְסָ֜ה וְשֶׁ֣סַע אֵינֶ֣נָּה שֹׁסַ֗עַת וְגֵרָה֙ אֵינֶ֣נָּה מַעֲלָ֔ה טְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּהֶ֖ם יִטְמָֽא:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

Source Citation

Rashi on Leviticus 11:26:1.

Sefaria — Rashi on Vayikra 11:26

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מפרסת פרסה ושסע איננה שוסעת. כְּגוֹן גָּמָל שֶׁפַּרְסָתוֹ סְדוּקָה לְמַעְלָה אֲבָל לְמַטָּה הִיא מְחֻבֶּרֶת; כָּאן לִמֶּדְךָ שֶׁנִּבְלַת בְּהֵמָה טְמֵאָה מְטַמְּאָה:

English: A camel's hoof is split above but joined below; the verse also teaches that the carcass of an impure animal conveys impurity.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation — The source interprets the verse through its wording and context.

What Is Learned

Rashi uses the camel as the example of a hoof that is split above but joined below, and explains that this passage teaches that the carcass of an unclean animal conveys impurity.