Derasha 10 on Naso 5:09

Parashas Naso · Passuk 5:09

The Complete Passuk

וְכׇל־תְּרוּמָ֞ה לְכׇל־קׇדְשֵׁ֧י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֥יבוּ לַכֹּהֵ֖ן ל֥וֹ יִהְיֶֽה׃

So, too, any gift among the sacred donations that the Israelites offer shall be the priest’s.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Bava Kamma 110b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bava Kamma 110b
וכל תרומה — תניא, ר׳ עקיבא אומר: בא הכתוב ללמדך שאם בא אדם לעשות כל גרנו תרומה רשאי.

English: “And every heave-offering” — it was taught: R’ Akiva says: Scripture comes to teach that if a person wishes to make his entire threshing-floor terumah, he is permitted.

In context: The expansive language allows designating more than the minimal measure as terumah.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal permit a person to declare his entire crop as terumah if he so chooses.