Derasha 248 on Vayikra 11:42

TT #248 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 42

The Complete Passuk

כֹּל הוֹלֵךְ עַל־גָּחוֹן וְכֹל הוֹלֵךְ עַל־אַרְבַּע עַד כָּל־מַרְבֵּה רַגְלַיִם לְכָל־הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל־הָאָרֶץ לֹא תֹאכְלוּם כִּי־שֶׁקֶץ הֵם:

English: “You shall not feed them”: adults are warned not to feed forbidden creatures to children.

Yevamot 114a.

E-Daf.com — Yevamot 114a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text

לֹא תַאֲכִילוּם.

Halachic application — The Chazal applies the verse’s wording and structure to establish the stated teaching.

Adults are warned not to feed forbidden creatures to children.