Reeh 12:13 · unit 2

TT #50 · 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 / Zevachim.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶה – בָּאוּ לְשִׁילֹה נֶאֶסְרוּ הַבָּמוֹת, וְקָדָשִׁים קַלִּים וּמַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי נֶאֱכָלִין בְּכָל הָרוֹאֶה, דְּאָמַר קְרָא פֶּן תַּעֲלֶה עֹלֹתֶיךָ בְּכָל מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶה, בְּכָל מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶה אִי אַתָּה מַעֲלֶה אֲבָל אַתָּה אוֹכֵל בְּכָל מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶה.

English: “That you see” — When they came to Shiloh the bamot were forbidden, and kodashim kalim and ma’aser sheni may be eaten in any place from which one can see [the Sanctuary], as the verse says “lest you offer your burnt-offerings in any place that you see” — in any place that you see you may not offer, but you may eat in any place that you see.

On the daf / in context: The phrase “any place that you see” is read as limiting the prohibition of offering while permitting consumption within the line of sight of the Sanctuary at Shiloh.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the scope of eating versus offering at the time of Shiloh.

What Is Learned

At Shiloh, offerings could not be brought outside, but kodashim kalim and ma’aser sheni could be eaten anywhere within sight of the Sanctuary.