Shoftim 18:03 · unit 1

TT #122 · Parashas Shoftim · Third Aliyah · Passuk 18:03

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וְזֶ֡ה יִהְיֶה֩ מִשְׁפַּ֨ט הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣ת הָעָ֗ם מֵאֵ֛ת זֹבְחֵ֥י הַזֶּ֖בַח אִם־שׁ֣וֹר אִם־שֶׂ֑ה וְנָתַן֙ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן הַזְּרֹ֥עַ וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם וְהַקֵּבָֽה׃

And this shall be the due of the kohanim from the people, from those who slaughter the sacrifice, whether ox or sheep: he shall give the kohen the foreleg, the jaws, and the maw.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 132a.

TT lemma: הַזְּרֹעַ.

Sefaria — Chullin 132a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַזְּרֹעַ – זֶה הַזְּרוֹעַ שֶׁל יָמִין.

English: ‘The foreleg’ – this is the right foreleg.

On the daf / in context: The identification of which limb is given to the kohen.

Type of Learning

Derash identifying the limb (Bavli) — the verse’s ‘zeroa’ is fixed as the right foreleg.

What Is Learned

The kohen receives the right foreleg of every ordinary slaughtered animal as one of the three gifts.