Reeh 14:6 · unit 1

TT #199 · Parashas Reeh · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 14:6

The Complete Passuk

וְכׇל־בְּהֵמָ֞ה מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֙סַע֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י פְרָס֔וֹת מַעֲלַ֥ת גֵּרָ֖ה בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה אֹתָ֖הּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃

And every animal that has a split hoof and has the hoof cloven into two hooves, chewing the cud, among the animals—it you may eat.

Chabad.org — 14:6

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin.

Sefaria — Chullin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְכׇל בְּהֵמָה – לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַוָּלָד.

English: “And every animal” — to include the fetus.

On the daf / in context: A fetus found inside a slaughtered animal is permitted by the slaughter of its mother and is not forbidden as a limb from a living animal.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Chullin) — the fetus is included in the permission of the mother.

What Is Learned

A fetus found in a properly slaughtered animal is permitted for eating by virtue of the mother’s slaughter.