Shoftim 18:03 · unit 8

TT #129 · 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: וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 165

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן – מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה.

English: ‘And he shall give to the kohen’ – this is a positive commandment.

On the daf / in context: The act of giving is itself a mitzvah.

Type of Learning

Derash classifying the mitzvah (Sifrei) — the language creates a positive obligation to give.

What Is Learned

Giving the three gifts to a kohen is a positive commandment incumbent on the slaughterer.