Shoftim 18:03 · unit 4
TT #125 · 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 – חֹק לַכֹּהֲנִים.
English: ‘The due of the kohanim’ – a fixed statute for the kohanim.
On the daf / in context: The gifts are a permanent entitlement, not a voluntary donation.
Type of Learning
Derash on the legal status (Sifrei) — the language of ‘mishpat’ establishes a fixed right.
What Is Learned
The three gifts are a fixed legal due of the kohanim, not a matter of the owner’s generosity.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.