Derasha 3 on Vayikra 3:17

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 17 · Unit 3 of 3

The Complete Passuk

חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם כׇּל־חֵ֥לֶב וְכׇל־דָּ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kerisos 4b.

E-Daf.com — Kerisos 4b
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Kerisos 4b
אָמַר רָבָא: חֲמִשָּׁה לָאוִין הָאֲמוּרִין בְּדָם לָמָּה?

English: Rava said: Why are five negative commandments stated regarding blood?

In the sugya: Rava inquires into the multiplicity of lavin that the Torah attaches to the prohibition of blood.

Type of Learning

Multiple lavin on blood — the Torah states several distinct prohibitions concerning blood, each teaching a separate aspect.

What Is Learned

The Torah states several distinct prohibitions concerning blood, each teaching a separate aspect. Rava’s question opens an inquiry into why the prohibition is repeated in multiple formulations. The multiplicity is understood to generate distinct legal consequences rather than mere rhetorical emphasis, so that each lav addresses a different dimension of the ban on consuming blood.