And nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, so that Hashem may turn from His burning anger and grant you mercy and have compassion on you and multiply you, as He swore to your fathers.
English: “And nothing… shall cling” — One who plows or cooks with the wood of an asherah is liable to lashes, and the prohibition is derived from here: “and nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand.”
On the daf / in context: Benefit from the wood of a tree dedicated to idolatry is forbidden under the general ban on the cherem.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the prohibition of benefiting from the wood of an asherah.
What Is Learned
One who derives benefit from the wood of an asherah (by plowing or cooking) is liable to lashes.