Shoftim 18:03 · unit 13
TT #134 · 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 Chullin 132a .
TT lemma: הַזְּרֹעַ .
Sefaria — Chullin 132a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
הַזְּרֹעַ – מִן הַפֶּרֶק שֶׁל אַרְכּוּבָה עַד כַּף הַיָּד.
English: ‘The foreleg’ – from the knee joint until the shoulder blade.
On the daf / in context: Anatomical definition of the zeroa.
Type of Learning
Derash defining the extent of the foreleg (Bavli) — precise boundaries are fixed by tradition.
What Is Learned
The foreleg given to the kohen is the section from the knee joint to the shoulder.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.