Shoftim 18:03 · unit 15

TT #136 · 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: אִם שׁוֹר אִם שֶׂה.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 165

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אִם שׁוֹר אִם שֶׂה – פְּרָט לְחַיָּה.

English: ‘Whether ox or sheep’ – excluding undomesticated animals (chayah).

On the daf / in context: Wild animals are outside the obligation.

Type of Learning

Derash excluding wild species (Sifrei) — the examples limit the law to domesticated cattle and flocks.

What Is Learned

The three gifts are required only from domesticated oxen and sheep, not from wild animals.