Shoftim 18:03 · unit 9

TT #130 · 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 133a.

TT lemma: הַזְּרֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָה.

Sefaria — Chullin 133a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַזְּרֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָה – שְׁלֹשָׁה מַתָּנוֹת.

English: ‘The foreleg, the jaws, and the maw’ – three gifts.

On the daf / in context: The verse enumerates exactly three distinct portions.

Type of Learning

Derash counting the gifts (Bavli) — the list is treated as a closed set of three.

What Is Learned

Exactly three gifts are mandated: the foreleg, the jaws, and the maw.