Derasha 1 on Vayikra 1:16

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 16

The Complete Passuk

וְהֵסִ֥יר אֶת־מֻרְאָת֖וֹ בְּנֹצָתָ֑הּ וְהִשְׁלִ֞יךְ אֹתָ֤הּ אֵ֙צֶל֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ קֵ֖דְמָה אֶל־מְק֥וֹם הַדָּֽשֶׁן׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Zevachim 65a (verified; crop removed with its feathers).

E-Daf — Tsurras Hadaf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מֻרְאָתוֹ בְּנֹצָתָהּ — מֻרְאָתוֹ זֶה הַזֶּפֶק; יָכוֹל יַקְדִּיר בְּסַכִּין? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר בְּנֹצָתָהּ — נוֹטֵל אֶת הַנּוֹצָה עִמָּהּ.

English: “Its crop with its feathers” — the crop; might one dig it out with a knife [alone]? The Torah states “with its feathers” — he takes the feathers [and skin] with it.

Type of Learning

Custom (force of the accompanying noun).

What Is Learned

The crop is removed together with the feathers and skin covering it, not excavated under the skin alone.