Derasha 229 on Vayikra 11:39

TT #229 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 39

The Complete Passuk

וְכִי יָמוּת מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אֲשֶׁר־הִיא לָכֶם לְאָכְלָה הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּנִבְלָתָהּ יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָרֶב:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “From the animal that is yours for food”: the verse compares impure and pure animals; just as the fetus of a pure animal is pure, so the fetus of an impure animal is pure.

Source Citation

Chullin 70b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 70b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִן הַבְּהֵמָה וְגוֹ׳. מִן הַבְּהֵמָה – זוֹ בְהֵמָה טְמֵאָה, אֲשֶׁר הִיא לָכֶם לְאָכְלָה – זוֹ בְהֵמָה טְהוֹרָה, וְאִתְּקַשׁ טְמֵאָה לִטְהוֹרָה, מַה טְהוֹרָה עֻבָּרָהּ טָהוֹר, אַף טְמֵאָה עֻבָּרָהּ טָהוֹר.

Type of Learning

Analogy — The Chazal derives the stated rule from the wording and comparison in the verse.

What Is Learned

The verse compares the fetal rules of impure and pure animals.