Reeh 12:23 · unit 4

TT #94 · Parashas Reeh · Second Aliyah · Passuk 12:23

The Complete Passuk

רַ֣ק חֲזַ֗ק לְבִלְתִּי֙ אֲכֹ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם כִּ֥י הַדָּ֖ם ה֣וּא הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ וְלֹא־תֹאכַ֥ל הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ עִם־הַבָּשָֽׂר׃

Only be strong not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

Chabad.org — 12:23

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Pesachim.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְלֹא תֹאכַל וגו׳ – תַּנְיָא, אֵבֶר מִן הַחַי מֻתָּר בַּהֲנָאָה, וַאֲפִלּוּ לְרַבִּי אַבָּהוּ דְּאָמַר לֹא תֹאכַל אֲפִלּוּ אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה בְּמַשְׁמַע, שָׁאנֵי הָכָא דְּאִתַּקַּשׁ לְדָם דִּכְתִיב כִּי הַדָּם הוּא הַנֶּפֶשׁ.

English: “And you shall not eat…” — It was taught: A limb from a living animal is permitted for benefit. And even according to R’ Abahu, who said that “you shall not eat” implies even a prohibition of benefit, here it is different because it is compared to blood, as it is written “for the blood is the life.”

On the daf / in context: Although ever min ha-chai is forbidden to eat, ordinary benefit from it is permitted because of the comparison to blood (which is permitted for benefit).

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — permitting benefit from ever min ha-chai.

What Is Learned

A limb from a living animal is forbidden to eat but permitted for ordinary benefit.