Noach 9:4 · unit 1

TT #47 · Parashas Noach · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 9:4

The Complete Passuk

אַךְ־בָּשָׂ֕ר בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹ דָמ֖וֹ לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.

Chabad.org — 9:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the classic derivation of the prohibition of a limb from a living animal.

Sefaria

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אַךְ בָּשָׂר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ — בָּשָׂר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ: זֶה אֵבֶר מִן הַחַי.

English: “But flesh with its life” — “flesh with its life” refers to a limb from a living animal (ever min ha-chai).

On the daf / in context: The phrasing is the primary Torah source for the Noachide prohibition of ever min ha-chai.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

A limb taken from a living animal is forbidden; the blood/life still in the flesh is the key.