Shoftim 18:03 · unit 17

TT #138 · 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.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 130b.

TT lemma: מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים מֵאֵת הָעָם.

Sefaria — Chullin 130b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים מֵאֵת הָעָם – חֹק קָבוּעַ לְדוֹרוֹת.

English: ‘The due of the kohanim from the people’ – a fixed statute for all generations.

On the daf / in context: The obligation is permanent and not limited to the Temple period alone in its core form.

Type of Learning

Derash on permanence (Bavli / Sifrei) — the language of ‘mishpat’ signals an enduring law.

What Is Learned

The requirement to give the three gifts is a standing obligation that applies across the generations.