Derasha 197 on Vayikra 11:34

TT #197 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 34

The Complete Passuk

מִכָּל־הָאֹכֶל אֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל אֲשֶׁר יָבֹא עָלָיו מַיִם יִטְמָא וְכָל־מַשְׁקֶה אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׁתֶה בְּכָל־כְּלִי יִטְמָא:

English: “From every food”: the verse means food suitable for human eating, excluding animal fodder.

Toras Kohanim.

Wikisource — Sifra, Shemini, Chapter 7

Core Text

מִכָּל הָאֹכֶל. מִכָּל הָאֹכֶל וְלֹא כָל אֹכֶל, פְּרָט לְמַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה.

Textual exclusion — The Chazal derives the stated rule directly from the wording of the verse.

The category is food for humans, with the stated exception.