Study Zevachim folio 116A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
That which was taught in the baraita: All animals were fit to be sacrificed: Males and females, unblemished and blemished animals, pertains to that which the Master said as a principle concerning the halakhot of sacrifices: The requirements that an offering must have unblemished status and that a bu
And in the verses that recount Noah’s sacrifices upon exiting the ark, a domesticated animal is juxtaposed with a bird, in the verse: “Of every pure animal, and of every pure fowl” (Genesis 8:20), which teaches that kosher animals had a status identical to that of birds, and could be sacrificed whe
The Talmud adds: That which was taught in the baraita: Unblemished and blemished animals, serves to exclude animals that are lacking a limb, which were not fit for sacrifice. As R' Elazar says: From where is it derived that an animal that is lacking a limb is forbidden to the descendants of Noah, i
The Talmud challenges: But perhaps this phrase: “And of every living being,” serves to exclude an animal with a wound that will cause it to die within 12 months [tereifa] from being fit as a sacrifice. The Talmud explains: The disqualification of a tereifa is derived from the phrase: “To keep seed a
The Talmud challenges: This works out well according to the one who says that a tereifa cannot give birth. In this case the disqualification of the tereifa is derived from the verse: “To keep seed alive,” while the disqualification of the animal lacking a limb is derived from the verse: “And of eve