Shoftim 21:03 · unit 2
TT #354 · Parashas Shoftim · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 21:03
The Complete Passuk
וְהָיָ֣ה הָעִ֔יר הַקְּרֹבָ֖ה אֶל־הֶחָלָ֑ל וְלָֽקְח֡וּ זִקְנֵי֩ הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֜וא עֶגְלַ֣ת בָּקָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־עֻבַּד֙ בָּ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־מָשְׁכָ֖ה בְּעֹֽל׃
And it shall be, the city nearest to the slain person – the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd that has not been worked and that has not drawn a yoke.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 46a .
TT lemma: עֶגְלַת בָּקָר .
Sefaria — Sotah 46a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עֶגְלַת בָּקָר – בַּת שְׁנָתָהּ.
English: ‘A heifer of the herd’ – in its first year.
On the daf / in context: The age of the animal is specified by tradition.
Type of Learning Derash on the age of the heifer (Bavli) — a young animal is required.
What Is Learned The heifer used for the rite is a young animal of the herd, in its first year.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.