EXTRA 1 — Behaalosecha 8:5–6

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The Complete Passuk (sample from range)

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ קַ֚ח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִתּ֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְטִהַרְתָּ֖ אֹתָֽם׃

Source

Sifrei Bamidbar — classical material on this range not listed as a Torah Temimah unit under these passukim.

Sefaria — Sifrei Bamidbar

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
קח את הלוים מתוך בני ישראל. מתוך בני ישראל — פרט לגרים.

English: “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel.” From among the children of Israel — excluding converts [from this particular charge].

Type of Learning

Scope of the taking

What Is Learned

The selection language limits the pool of the Levite gift.