Shoftim 18:03 · unit 3

TT #124 · 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–b.

TT lemma: וְהַקֵּבָה.

Sefaria — Chullin 132a–b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהַקֵּבָה – זוֹ הַקֵּבָה עַצְמָהּ.

English: ‘And the maw’ – this is the maw itself.

On the daf / in context: The third gift is the stomach (kevah).

Type of Learning

Derash identifying the organ (Bavli) — the kevah is the animal’s maw/stomach.

What Is Learned

The third gift to the kohen is the maw (stomach) of the animal.