Reeh 14:26 · unit 1

TT #252 · Parashas Reeh · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 14:26

The Complete Passuk

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה הַכֶּ֡סֶף בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּ֨ה נַפְשְׁךָ֜ בַּבָּקָ֣ר וּבַצֹּ֗אן וּבַיַּ֙יִן֙ וּבַשֵּׁכָ֔ר וּבְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖ נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֞ שָׁ֗ם לִפְנֵי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ אַתָּ֥ה וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃

And you shall spend the money for whatever your soul desires—for oxen or for sheep or for wine or for strong drink or for whatever your soul asks of you—and you shall eat there before Hashem your God and you shall rejoice, you and your household.

Chabad.org — 14:26

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Maaser Sheni / Bava Metzia.

Sefaria — Maaser Sheni / Bava Metzia

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְנָתַתָּה הַכֶּסֶף – הַפּוֹרֵט סֶלַע מִמָּעוֹת מַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי, בֵּית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים פּוֹרֵט בְּשֶׁקֶל כֶּסֶף בְּשֶׁקֶל מָעוֹת, וּמְנָלַן דִּמְחַלְּלִינַן דִּכְתִיב וְנָתַתָּה הַכֶּסֶף רִבָּה אֲפִלּוּ כֶּסֶף שֵׁנִי.

English: "And you shall give the money" — One who exchanges a sela of ma’aser-sheni coins: Beis Hillel say he exchanges half in silver and half in copper. From where do we know that a second exchange is permitted? From the verse "and you shall give the money," which includes even a second silver.

On the daf / in context: When changing copper ma’aser coins into silver one should leave half in copper so that the money-changers in Yerushalayim will not inflate the price of small change.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Maaser Sheni) — rules for exchanging ma’aser coins.

What Is Learned

When exchanging ma’aser-sheni copper for silver one exchanges only half, leaving half in copper; a further exchange of the silver is also permitted.