Shoftim 21:03 · unit 7
TT #359 · 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 Sifrei Devarim 206 .
TT lemma: עֶגְלַת בָּקָר .
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 206
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
עֶגְלַת בָּקָר – וְלֹא פָרָה.
English: ‘A heifer of the herd’ – and not a full-grown cow.
On the daf / in context: A young female is required.
Type of Learning Derash specifying the animal (Sifrei) — the term eglah indicates a young heifer.
What Is Learned The animal must be a heifer (young female of the cattle), not a mature cow.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.