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Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #143 of 613

To give the foreleg, the jaw and the maw to the priest

ליתן מן הבהמה לכוהן הזרוע והלחיים והקיבה

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The verse · Devarim 18:3

וְזֶה יִהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים מֵאֵת הָעָם מֵאֵת זֹבְחֵי הַזֶּבַח אִם־שׁוֹר אִם־שֶׂה וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן הַזְּרֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָה

“And this shall be the priest’s allotment from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; they shall give to the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.”

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The Rambam’s words

To give a priest the shankbone, the jaw, and the maw from an animal [which is slaughtered], as [Deuteronomy 18:3] states: "And you shall give the priest the shankbone...."

ליתן מן הבהמה לכוהן הזרוע והלחיים והקיבה, שנאמר: "ונתן, לכוהן, הזרוע" (דברים יח,ג).

Who & when

“And regarding if they are practiced at this time or not, many of the great commentators have already disagreed about this.”

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot First Fruits and other Gifts to Priests Outside the Sanctuary הלכות ביכורים ושאר מתנות כהונה שבגבולין

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