Nazir 35B

חיה בכלל בהמה.

is referring even to undomesticated animals, as an undomesticated animal is included in the general category of animal.

אמר ליה: חיה בכלל בהמה? הא כתיב ״בקר וצאן״, והוה ליה פרט וכלל, ואי אתה דן אלא כעין הפרט!

Rav Yehuda of Diskarta said to Rava: How can you suggest that in this verse an undomesticated animal is included in the general category of animal? It is written: “Herd” and: “Flock,” and this entire phrase is a detail, and a generalization, and a detail, from which you may deduce that the verse is referring only to items similar to the detail, which are herd and flock, not undomesticated animals.

ומנלן דהכי הוא? דתניא:

§ The Talmud asks: And from where do we derive that it is so, that in the methodology of generalizations and details, the generalizations are similar to the details? It is as it is taught in a baraita: The verse states with regard to the mitzva to bring money for the second tithe to Jerusalem: “And you should bestow the money on all that your heart desires, on cattle, on sheep, on wine, and on strong drink, and on whatever your soul requests” (Deuteronomy 14:26).

״ונתת הכסף בכל אשר תאוה נפשך״⁠ — כלל, ״בבקר ובצאן וביין ובשכר״⁠ — פרט, ״ובכל אשר תשאלך נפשך״⁠ — חזר וכלל.

The baraita elaborates: The phrase “And you should bestow the money on all that your heart desires” is a generalization, as no particular type of food is specified. The phrase “on cattle, on sheep, on wine, and on strong drink” is a detail, as specific foods are mentioned. And when the verse concludes: “On whatever your soul requests,” it then generalized again, as no specific type of food is stated.

כלל ופרט וכלל, אי אתה דן אלא כעין הפרט: מה הפרט מפורש פרי מפרי וגידולי קרקע ⁠— אף כל פרי מפרי וגידולי קרקע.

Since the verse is formulated as a generalization, and a detail, and a generalization, you may deduce that it is referring only to items similar to the detail. Just as the items mentioned in the detail are clearly defined as the produce of produce, i.e., not only the produce itself but also items that come from it, such as grapes from a seed, and they are also items grown from the ground, as all of these items grow from the ground or receive their main sustenance from it, so too, the generalization includes all items that are the produce of produce and are grown from the ground. This includes birds, but it does not include fish, water, or salt.