Reeh 12:13 · unit 1

TT #49 · Parashas Reeh · First Aliyah · Passuk 12:13

The Complete Passuk

הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲלֶ֛ה עֹלֹתֶ֖יךָ בְּכָל־מָק֥וֹם אֲשֶׁ֖ר תִּרְאֶֽה׃

Take heed to yourself lest you offer your burnt-offerings in any place that you see.

Chabad.org — 12:13

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
פֶּן תַּעֲלֶה עֹלֹתֶיךָ – אֵין לִי אֶלָּא עוֹלוֹת, שְׁאָר קָרְבָּנוֹת מִנַּיִן, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְשָׁם תַּעֲשֶׂה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּךָּ, וּמַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר עוֹלָה, לְהַקִּישׁ לָהּ, מָה עוֹלָה מְיֻחֶדֶת שֶׁהִיא בַּעֲשֵׂה הִיא בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה, אַף כָּל שֶׁהִיא בַּעֲשֵׂה הִיא בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.

English: “Lest you offer your burnt-offerings” — I only know burnt-offerings. From where do I know the other sacrifices? The verse states “and there you shall do all that I command you.” And why does it say “burnt-offering”? To make a comparison: just as a burnt-offering is distinctive in that it is subject both to a positive commandment and to a negative commandment, so every sacrifice that is subject to a positive commandment is also subject to a negative commandment.

On the daf / in context: The specific mention of olah serves as the model for all sacrifices: the prohibition against offering outside the chosen place applies wherever a positive commandment to offer exists.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — extending the prohibition from olah to all sacrifices.

What Is Learned

The ban on offering outside the chosen place applies to all sacrifices, not only burnt-offerings.