## Zevachim Daf 70a

###### Zevachim 70a:1
[Zevachim 70a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:1)

הַאי נָמֵי תִּיפּוֹק לִי מִ״וְּחֵלֶב נְבֵלָה״ –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara challenges: According to **this** logic, one can **also derive** the *halakha* that the forbidden fat of the carcass of a non-kosher animal is impure **from** the verse: **“And the fat of a carcass,** and the fat of a *tereifa*, may be used for any other service” (Leviticus 7:24), which teaches that such forbidden fat is ritually pure.


###### Zevachim 70a:2
[Zevachim 70a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:2)

מִי שֶׁאִיסּוּרוֹ מִשּׁוּם בַּל תֹּאכַל חֵלֶב נְבֵלָה; יָצָאתָה זוֹ שֶׁאֵין אִיסּוּרָהּ מִשּׁוּם בַּל תֹּאכַל [חֵלֶב נְבֵלָה], אֶלָּא מִשּׁוּם טָמֵא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The continuation of the verse: “But you shall in no way eat of it,” indicates that the verse renders pure only fat **that** is **forbidden** specifically **due to** the prohibition: **You shall not eat the** forbidden **fat of a carcass,** i.e., the forbidden fat of kosher animals. This serves **to exclude this** forbidden fat of a non-kosher animal, **which is not forbidden due to** the prohibition: **You shall not eat the** forbidden **fat of a carcass,** but **rather due to** the prohibition against eating **a non-kosher** animal. Since the verse that states that fats are ritually pure is referring only to kosher animals, the forbidden fat of a carcass of a non-kosher animal must be impure. Rav Sheizevi’s derivation of this *halakha* from the word *tereifa* is therefore superfluous.


###### Zevachim 70a:3
[Zevachim 70a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:3)

אֶלָּא הַאי טְרֵיפָה מִיבְּעֵי לְאֵיתוֹיֵי חַיָּה – סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ אָמֵינָא: מִי שֶׁחֶלְבָּהּ אָסוּר וּבְשָׂרָהּ מוּתָּר, יָצָאת זוֹ שֶׁחֶלְבָּהּ וּבְשָׂרָהּ מוּתָּר; קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, this** word **“*tereifa*” is necessary to include** the forbidden fat of a carcass of a kosher **undomesticated animal,** to teach that it is ritually pure; as it might **enter your mind to say** that only the forbidden fat of carcasses of **those** animals **whose fat is forbidden and whose meat** is **permitted** if slaughtered, i.e., kosher domesticated animals, is ritually pure, and this serves **to exclude this** forbidden fat of carcasses of those animals **whose fat and meat are** both **permitted** if slaughtered, i.e., kosher undomesticated animals, whose fat is impure. To counter this possibility, the word “*tereifa*” **teaches us** that the fat of a carcass of any animal that can become a *tereifa* is ritually pure, including the fat of kosher undomesticated animals.


###### Zevachim 70a:4
[Zevachim 70a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:4)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ: מַאי שְׁנָא טְמֵאָה – דְּאֵין חֶלְבָּהּ חָלוּק מִבְּשָׂרָהּ; חַיָּה נָמֵי – אֵין חֶלְבָּהּ חָלוּק מִבְּשָׂרָהּ! וְעוֹד, הָכְתִיב: ״וְאָכֹל לֹא תֹאכְלוּהוּ״!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**He said to him:** If it is derived from the verse that the forbidden fat of a carcass of a kosher undomesticated animal is pure, **what is different** about **a non-kosher** animal that would cause its forbidden fat to be impure? If the difference is **that its fat is not distinct from its meat,** as both are forbidden for consumption, **the fat of** a kosher **undomesticated animal is also not distinct from its meat,** as both are permitted. **And furthermore, isn’t it written** later in the verse: **“But you shall in no way eat of it”** (Leviticus 7:24)? This phrase is interpreted (70b) as excluding the fat of undomesticated animals, teaching that it is impure.


###### Zevachim 70a:5
[Zevachim 70a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:5)

אֶלָּא אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: טְרֵיפָה לְגוּפֵיהּ אִיצְטְרִיךְ; שֶׁלֹּא תֹּאמַר: הוֹאִיל וּטְמֵאָה אֲסוּרָה מֵחַיִּים, וּטְרֵיפָה אֲסוּרָה מֵחַיִּים – מָה טְמֵאָה חֶלְבָּהּ טָמֵא, אַף טְרֵיפָה חֶלְבָּהּ טָמֵא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, Abaye said:** The word **“*tereifa*”** in this verse **was necessary for its own** sake, to teach that the forbidden fat of a carcass of a *tereifa* of a kosher domesticated animal is pure. The inclusion of the word teaches **that you should not say** that **since a non-kosher** animal is **forbidden while** still **alive, and a *tereifa*** is **forbidden while** still **alive,** therefore **just as the** forbidden **fat of a non-kosher** animal is **impure, so too the** forbidden **fat of a *tereifa*** is **impure.** The word “*tereifa*” therefore teaches that it is pure.


###### Zevachim 70a:6
[Zevachim 70a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:6)

אִי הָכִי, הַאי נָמֵי מִיבְּעֵי; שֶׁלֹּא תֹּאמַר: הוֹאִיל וְעוֹף טָמֵא אָסוּר בַּאֲכִילָה, וּטְרֵיפָה אֲסוּרָה בַּאֲכִילָה – מָה עוֹף טָמֵא אֵינוֹ מְטַמֵּא, אַף טְרֵיפָה אֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: But **if so,** i.e., if one could have learned the *halakha* of the forbidden fat of a *tereifa* from the *halakha* of the forbidden fat of a non-kosher animal, then **this** word “*tereifa*” in the verse concerning the impurity of a kosher bird carcass (Leviticus 17:15) **is also necessary** for its own sake, to teach that the carcass of a kosher bird that is a *tereifa* is impure. It is necessary for this to be written with regard to the carcass of a kosher bird so **that you should not say** as follows: **Since a non-kosher bird** is **forbidden for consumption, and a *tereifa*** is **forbidden for consumption,** therefore **just as a non-kosher bird does not impart impurity, so too a *tereifa* does not impart impurity.** According to Rabbi Yehuda, the word is necessary to include the slaughtered kosher bird that is a *tereifa*, not a carcass.


###### Zevachim 70a:7
[Zevachim 70a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:7)

וְעוֹד, מִי אִיכָּא לְמֵילַף טְרֵפָה מִטְּמֵאָה?! טְמֵאָה לֹא הָיְתָה לָהּ שְׁעַת הַכּוֹשֶׁר, טְרֵיפָה הָיְתָה לָהּ שְׁעַת הַכּוֹשֶׁר! וְכִי תֵּימָא: טְרֵיפָה מִבֶּטֶן מַאי אִיכָּא לְמֵימַר? בְּמִינַהּ מִיהָא אִיכָּא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And furthermore, is it** possible **to derive** the *halakha* concerning **a *tereifa* from** that concerning **a non-kosher** animal, as suggested? The two cases are incomparable, as **a non-kosher** animal **never had a kosher period** before being forbidden, whereas **a *tereifa* had a kosher period** before becoming a *tereifa*. **And if you would say: What can be said** with regard to an animal that is **a *tereifa* from the womb,** which never had a kosher period? **In any event, there are** kosher animals **among its species,** i.e., the *tereifa* is a member of a kosher species, which cannot be said of a non-kosher animal.


###### Zevachim 70a:8
[Zevachim 70a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:8)

אֶלָּא אָמַר רָבָא, הַתּוֹרָה אָמְרָה: יָבֹא אִיסּוּר נְבֵילָה וְיָחוּל עַל אִיסּוּר חֵלֶב, יָבֹא אִיסּוּר טְרֵיפָה וְיָחוּל עַל אִיסּוּר חֵלֶב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, Rava said:** The word *tereifa* in the verse concerning forbidden fat (Leviticus 7:24) teaches a different *halakha*. By stating: “But you shall in no way eat of it,” referring to the forbidden fat of a carcass, **the Torah states: Let the prohibition of** eating **a carcass come and take effect** where **the prohibition of** eating forbidden **fat** already exists. One who eats the forbidden fat of a carcass is liable both for eating forbidden fat and for eating from a carcass. Likewise, the word “*tereifa*” in the verse teaches: **Let the prohibition of** eating **a *tereifa* come and take effect** where **the prohibition of** eating forbidden **fat** already exists, so that one who eats the forbidden fat of a *tereifa* is liable for transgressing two prohibitions.


###### Zevachim 70a:9
[Zevachim 70a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:9)

וּצְרִיכִי; דְּאִי אַשְׁמְעִינַן נְבֵילָה – מִשּׁוּם דִּמְטַמְּיָא, אֲבָל טְרֵיפָה אֵימָא לָא; וְאִי אַשְׁמְעִינַן טְרֵיפָה – מִשּׁוּם דְּאִיסּוּרָהּ מֵחַיִּים, אֲבָל נְבֵילָה אֵימָא לָא; צְרִיכָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** both the word “carcass” and the word “*tereifa*” **are necessary,** even though they teach similar *halakhot*. **As, had** the verse **taught us** about additional liability only with regard to the forbidden fat of **a carcass,** one might have thought that it applies to only a carcass, **as it imparts ritual impurity, but** with regard to **a *tereifa*,** which does not, one might **say** that the additional liability does **not** apply. **And had** the verse **taught us** this *halakha* only with regard to **a *tereifa*,** one might have thought that it applies only to a *tereifa*, **as its prohibition** takes effect **while** it is still **alive, but** with regard to **a carcass,** which becomes forbidden only when it dies, one might **say** that it does **not** apply. Both words are therefore **necessary.**


###### Zevachim 70a:10
[Zevachim 70a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:10)

וְרַבִּי מֵאִיר, הַאי ״טְרֵפָה״ מַאי עָבֵיד לֵיהּ? מִיבְּעֵי לֵיהּ לְמַעוֹטֵי שְׁחִיטָה שֶׁהִיא לִפְנִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara has established that according to Rabbi Yehuda, the word “*tereifa*” in the verse concerning the impurity of a kosher bird carcass (Leviticus 17:15) teaches that a slaughtered bird that is a *tereifa* imparts ritual impurity. The Gemara asks: **And what does Rabbi Meir,** who holds that a slaughtered bird that is a *tereifa* does not impart ritual impurity, **do with this** word **“*tereifa*”?** The Gemara answers: **It is necessary to exclude** the **slaughter** of non-sacred birds **that** occurs **inside** the Temple courtyard, teaching that it does not cause them to impart ritual impurity as would a carcass, even though they are forbidden for consumption.


###### Zevachim 70a:11
[Zevachim 70a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:11)

וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה – ״טְרֵפָה״ אַחֲרִינָא כְּתִיב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** how does **Rabbi Yehuda** derive this *halakha*? The Gemara answers: **Another** instance of the word ***tereifa* is written** concerning the ritual impurity of birds: “A carcass, or a *tereifa*, he shall not eat to become impure with it” (Leviticus 22:8). Rabbi Yehuda derives the *halakha* from this verse.


###### Zevachim 70a:12
[Zevachim 70a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:12)

וְרַבִּי מֵאִיר – חַד לְמַעוֹטֵי שְׁחִיטָה שֶׁהִיא לִפְנִים, וְחַד לְמַעוֹטֵי עוֹף טָמֵא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** how does **Rabbi Meir** interpret the appearance of the word *tereifa* in both verses? The Gemara answers: **One** is necessary **to exclude** the **slaughter that** occurs **inside** the Temple courtyard as mentioned above, **and one** is necessary **to exclude a non-kosher bird,** to teach that the carcass of a non-kosher bird does not impart ritual impurity.


###### Zevachim 70a:13
[Zevachim 70a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:13)

וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה – מִ״נְּבֵלָה״ נָפְקָא לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** how does **Rabbi Yehuda** derive that the carcass of a non-kosher bird does not impart ritual impurity? The Gemara answers: He **derives it from** the word **“carcass”** in the verse: “A carcass, or a *tereifa*, he shall not eat to become impure with it” (Leviticus 22:8), which indicates that only carcasses of birds that are forbidden for consumption due to their status as a carcass are impure. Non-kosher birds are forbidden due to their non-kosher status, not due to their status as a carcass.


###### Zevachim 70a:14
[Zevachim 70a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:14)

וְרַבִּי מֵאִיר – הַאי ״נְבֵלָה״ מַאי עָבֵיד לֵהּ? לְשִׁיעוּר אֲכִילָה בִּכְזַיִת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And what does Rabbi Meir do with this** word **“carcass”?** The Gemara answers: Since the verse mentions eating, Rabbi Meir holds that the word “carcass” is written **to** teach that the minimum **measure of consumption** of the meat of a bird carcass that renders one impure is **an olive-bulk,** which is the standard legal measure of consumption for Torah laws in general.


###### Zevachim 70a:15
[Zevachim 70a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:15)

וְתִיפּוֹק לִי מִקְּרָא קַמָּא, מִדְּאַפְּקֵיהּ רַחֲמָנָא בִּלְשׁוֹן אֲכִילָה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara challenges: **But let him derive** this measure **from the first verse:** “And every soul that eats a carcass…shall be impure” (Leviticus 17:15), **from** the fact **that the Merciful One expresses** this *halakha* using **the language of consumption.**


###### Zevachim 70a:16
[Zevachim 70a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:16)

חַד לְשִׁיעוּר אֲכִילָה בִּכְזַיִת, וְחַד לְשִׁיעוּר אֲכִילָה בִּכְדֵי אֲכִילַת פְּרָס.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara responds: Both verses are necessary, **one to** indicate that **the measure of consumption** that renders one impure is **an olive-bulk, and one to** indicate that **the** maximum **measure of** time for **consumption** of the olive-bulk is the time it takes **to eat a half-loaf** of bread. One who takes longer than this standard measure of time will not contract impurity.


###### Zevachim 70a:17
[Zevachim 70a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:17)

סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ אָמֵינָא: הוֹאִיל וְחִידּוּשׁ הוּא – יוֹתֵר מִכְּדֵי אֲכִילַת פְּרָס נָמֵי לִיטַמֵּא; קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It is necessary for the Torah to indicate this latter *halakha* as well, as otherwise it might **enter your mind to say: Since** the impurity of carcasses of birds **is a novelty,** as one contracts it by eating rather than by touching or carrying, perhaps its *halakhot* are unusually stringent and even one who eats an olive-bulk in **more than** the time it takes **to eat a half-loaf** of bread **should also contract impurity.** Therefore, the verse **teaches us** otherwise.


###### Zevachim 70a:18
[Zevachim 70a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:18)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״וְחֵלֶב נְבֵלָה וְחֵלֶב טְרֵפָה״ – בְּחֵלֶב בְּהֵמָה טְהוֹרָה הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara cites a *baraita* concerning the impurity of the forbidden fat of a carcass. **The Sages taught:** When the verse: **“And the fat of a carcass, and the fat of a *tereifa*,** may be used for any other service” (Leviticus 7:24) teaches that such fat is pure, **the verse speaks of the** forbidden **fat of a kosher animal.**


###### Zevachim 70a:19
[Zevachim 70a:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:19)

אַתָּה אוֹמֵר בְּחֵלֶב בְּהֵמָה טְהוֹרָה הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר; אוֹ אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא בְּחֵלֶב בְּהֵמָה טְמֵאָה?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* challenges: **Do you say** that **the verse speaks of the** forbidden **fat of a kosher animal, or** perhaps does it **only** speak **of the** forbidden **fat of a non-kosher animal?**


###### Zevachim 70a:20
[Zevachim 70a:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:20)

אָמַרְתָּ: טִיהֵר מִכְּלַל שְׁחוּטָה, וְטִיהֵר מִכְּלַל חֵלֶב; מָה כְּשֶׁטִּיהֵר מִכְּלַל שְׁחוּטָה – בִּטְהוֹרָה וְלֹא בִּטְמֵאָה, אַף כְּשֶׁטִּיהֵר מִכְּלַל חֵלֶב – בִּטְהוֹרָה וְלֹא בִּטְמֵאָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**You** may **say** in response: The Torah **renders** a slaughtered animal **pure** of the impurity of a carcass **due to the fact** that it was ritually **slaughtered. And** likewise the Torah **renders** the forbidden fat of a carcass **pure, due to the fact** that it is forbidden **fat.** Therefore, the two cases are comparable: **Just as when** the Torah **renders** a slaughtered animal **pure due to the fact** that it was **slaughtered,** it is referring only **to a kosher** animal **and not to a non-kosher** animal, which is impure even when ritually slaughtered, **so too, when** the Torah **renders** forbidden fat **pure due to the fact** that it is forbidden **fat,** it is referring only **to a kosher** animal **and not to a non-kosher** animal.


###### Zevachim 70a:21
[Zevachim 70a:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:21)

אוֹ כְּלָךְ לְדֶרֶךְ זוֹ: טִיהֵר מִכְּלַל נְבֵילָה, וְטִיהֵר מִכְּלַל חֵלֶב; מָה כְּשֶׁטִּיהֵר מִכְּלַל נְבֵילָה – בִּטְמֵאָה וְלֹא בִּטְהוֹרָה, אַף כְּשֶׁטִּיהֵר מִכְּלַל חֵלֶב – בִּטְמֵאָה וְלֹא בִּטְהוֹרָה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* challenges: **Or** perhaps **go this way** and maintain that since the Torah **renders** the carcass of a non-kosher animal ritually **pure,** removing it **from the category of a carcass, and** likewise the Torah **renders** the forbidden fat of a carcass **pure, due to the fact** that it is forbidden **fat;** therefore, the two cases are comparable: **Just as when** the Torah **renders** the carcass of a non-kosher animal **pure,** removing it **from the category of a carcass,** it is referring only **to a non-kosher** animal **and not to a kosher** animal, the carcass of which imparts impurity, **so too, when** the Torah **renders** forbidden fat **pure due to the fact** that it is forbidden **fat,** it is referring only **to a non-kosher** animal **and not to a kosher** animal.


###### Zevachim 70a:22
[Zevachim 70a:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/70a:22)

אָמְרַתְּ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**You** may **say** in response: