Shoftim 18:03 · unit 11
TT #132 · Parashas Shoftim · Third Aliyah · Passuk 18:03
The Complete Passuk
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 Sifrei Devarim 165 .
TT lemma: מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים .
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 165
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים – וְלֹא מִשְׁפַּט הַלְוִיִּם.
English: ‘The due of the kohanim’ – and not the due of the Leviim.
On the daf / in context: These particular gifts belong only to kohanim, not to ordinary Leviim.
Type of Learning
Derash restricting the recipients (Sifrei) — the verse’s ‘kohanim’ excludes ordinary Leviim from these gifts.
What Is Learned
The foreleg, jaws, and maw are given exclusively to kohanim; ordinary Leviim do not receive them.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.