Reeh 12:17 · unit 4

TT #68 · Parashas Reeh · First Aliyah · Passuk 12:17

The Complete Passuk

לֹֽא־תוּכַ֞ל לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקָרְךָ֖ וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־נְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּדֹּ֔ר וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ וּתְרוּמַ֥ת יָדֶֽךָ׃

You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or of your wine or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, or any of your vows that you vow, or your freewill-offerings, or the contribution of your hand.

Chabad.org — 12:17

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֶאֱכֹל בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ – בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ הוּא דְּלֹא תֵּיכוֹל, הָא יָצְאוּ חוּץ לִמְחִיצָתָן וְחָזְרוּ מֻתָּרִין, מִכָּאן לְמַעְשֵׂר שֵׁנִי וּבִכּוּרִים שֶׁיָּצְאוּ חוּץ לִמְחִיצָתָן וְחָזְרוּ מֻתָּרִין.

English: “To eat within your gates” — It is within your gates that you may not eat; but if they went outside their boundary and returned, they are permitted. From here [we learn] that ma’aser sheni and bikkurim that left their boundary and returned are permitted.

On the daf / in context: The prohibition is limited to consumption outside the permitted area; re-entry restores the original permission.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the status of ma’aser sheni and bikkurim after temporary exit.

What Is Learned

Ma’aser sheni and bikkurim that left Jerusalem (or their boundary) and later returned may still be eaten.