Derasha 261 on Vayikra 11:46

TT #261 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 46

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זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַבְּהֵמָה וְהָעוֹף וְכֹל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם וּלְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ הַשֹּׁרֶצֶת עַל־הָאָרֶץ:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “The law of the animal and the bird”: the comparison teaches that just as an animal requires slaughter, so a bird requires slaughter.

Source Citation

Chullin 27b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 27b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תּוֹרַת הַבְּהֵמָה וְהָעוֹף. וְכִי בְּאֵיזוֹ תּוֹרָה שָׁוֶה בְּהֵמָה לָעוֹף וְעוֹף לַבְּהֵמָה? לוֹמַר לְךָ, מַה בְּהֵמָה בִּשְׁחִיטָה אַף עוֹף בִּשְׁחִיטָה.

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

The shared wording teaches that animal and bird are alike in requiring slaughter.