Chukas 19:03 · unit 7 — melachah disqualifies during shechitah
Parashas Chukas · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3
The Complete Passuk
וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהוֹצִ֤יא אֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנָֽיו׃
And you shall give it to Elazar the Kohen, and he shall take it outside the camp and slaughter it before him.
Chabad.org — 19:3
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Sifrei — The verse teaches that melachah disqualifies during its shechitah.
Sefaria — Sifrei Bamidbar
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לִמֵּד הַכָּתוּב שֶׁמְּלָאכָה פּוֹסֶלֶת בִּשְׁחִיטָתָהּ.
English: The verse teaches that melachah disqualifies during its shechitah.
Type of Learning
Implication from the structure of the command.
What Is Learned
Any extraneous labor performed while slaughtering the para aduma disqualifies the animal.