Shoftim 18:03 · unit 5

TT #126 · 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 130b.

TT lemma: מֵאֵת הָעָם.

Sefaria — Chullin 130b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מֵאֵת הָעָם – וְלֹא מֵאֵת הַכֹּהֲנִים.

English: ‘From the people’ – and not from the kohanim.

On the daf / in context: A kohen who slaughters for himself is not obligated to give the gifts to another kohen.

Type of Learning

Derash limiting the obligors (Bavli) — the obligation falls on ordinary Israelites, not on kohanim themselves.

What Is Learned

An ordinary Israelite who slaughters must give the three gifts; a kohen slaughtering for himself is exempt from giving them to another kohen.