Reeh 14:12 · unit 1

TT #207 · Parashas Reeh · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 14:12

The Complete Passuk

וְזֶ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־תֹאכְל֖וּ מֵהֶ֑ם הַנֶּ֥שֶׁר וְהַפֶּ֖רֶס וְהָֽעׇזְנִיָּֽה׃

And these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle and the bearded vulture and the black vulture.

Chabad.org — 14:12

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin.

Sefaria — Chullin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֹאכְלוּ מֵהֶם – לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַצִּפּוֹר הַשְּׁחוּטָה שֶׁבִּמְצֹרָע.

English: “Of which you shall not eat” — to include the slaughtered bird of the metzora.

On the daf / in context: The negative formulation supplies an additional source that creates both a positive and a negative commandment regarding the slaughtered bird of the metzora.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Chullin) — the slaughtered metzora-bird is covered by a negative commandment as well.

What Is Learned

The slaughtered bird of the metzora is forbidden under both a positive and a negative commandment.