Derasha 4 on Vayikra 3:4

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 4 · Unit 4 of 7

The Complete Passuk

וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י הַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְאֶת־הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲלֵהֶ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַכְּסָלִ֑ים וְאֶת־הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־הַכְּלָי֖וֹת יְסִירֶֽנָּה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 49b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 49b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Chullin 49b
״וְאֶת הַיֹּתֶרֶת עַל הַכָּבֵד" — יֹתֶרֶת עִם הַכָּבֵד.

English: “And the lobe on the liver” — the lobe together with the liver.

In the sugya: The phrasing of the yoteret is read as requiring both the lobe and a portion of the liver itself.

Type of Learning

Yoteret together with the liver — the lobe is taken with a portion of the liver.

What Is Learned

The lobe is taken with a portion of the liver. The verse’s language “the lobe on the liver” is understood to require that the yoteret be removed together with some of the liver tissue itself. The ruling ensures that the sacrificial portion includes both the designated lobe and the attached hepatic material.