Reeh 14:11 · unit 2

TT #206 · Parashas Reeh · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 14:11

The Complete Passuk

כׇּל־צִפּ֥וֹר טְהֹרָ֖ה תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃

Every clean bird you may eat.

Chabad.org — 14:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin.

Sefaria — Chullin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כׇּל צִפּוֹר טְהֹרָה – טְהוֹרָה מִכְּלָל דְּאִיכָּא אֲסוּרָה, וְאֵיזוֹ הִיא, זוֹ הַשְּׁחוּטָה שֶׁבִּמְצֹרָע.

English: “Every clean bird” — “clean” implies that there exists one that is forbidden; and which is that? The slaughtered bird of the metzora.

On the daf / in context: By contrast with the sent-away bird, the bird that is slaughtered in the metzora ritual is forbidden for ordinary eating.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Chullin) — the slaughtered bird of the metzora is forbidden.

What Is Learned

The bird that is slaughtered in the purification of a metzora may not be eaten.