{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "105",
  "title": "Butcher",
  "hebrewTitle": "שׁוֹחֵט",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/105",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/105/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי שׁוֹחֲטִים הֲגוּנִים בְּנֵי־אָדָם מְרַחֲמִים זֶה עַל זֶה, וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.",
      "en": "1. Through (morally) upright butchers, people have mercy on each other, and the opposite is also true."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "הַשּׁוֹחֵט שֶׁהוּא מְקַיֵּם כִּבּוּד אָב, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מְשַׁמְּרוֹ, שֶׁלֹּא לְהַאֲכִיל טְרֵפוֹת, וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.",
      "en": "2. A butcher who fulfills (the commandment to) honor his father, the Holy One -Blessed is He- guards him from feeding people non-kosher meat, and the opposite is also true."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַשּׁוֹחֲטִים הָרְשָׁעִים, הַמַּאֲכִילִין טְרֵפוֹת, הַגְּזֵלוֹת נִתְרַבֶּה בָּעוֹלָם.",
      "en": "3. Due to wicked butchers who feed (i.e. distribute) non-kosher meat, robberies increase in the world."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "זַּכֵּי הָרְאוּת יְכוֹלִים לִרְאוֹת עַל הַחַלָּפִים שֶׁל הַשּׁוֹחֲטִים אֶת כְּלֵי הַבֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ.",
      "en": "4. Those with pure vision can see on the knives of the butchers the vessels of the Holy Temple."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁנִּתְאַלֵּם בְּפֶתַע פִּתְאוֹם, יַעֲבִירוּ עַל פִּיו חַלָּף כָּשֵׁר.",
      "en": "5. Someone who becomes suddenly mute, a kosher butcher's knife should be passed over his mouth."
    }
  ]
}