Reeh 15:19 · unit 2

TT #341 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:19

The Complete Passuk

כׇּל־הַבְּכ֡וֹר אֲשֶׁר֩ יִוָּלֵ֨ד בִּבְקָרְךָ֤ וּבְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ הַזָּכָ֔ר תַּקְדִּ֖ישׁ לַיהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לֹ֤א תַעֲבֹד֙ בִּבְכֹ֣ר שׁוֹרֶ֔ךָ וְלֹ֥א תָגֹ֖ז בְּכ֥וֹר צֹאנֶֽךָ׃

Every firstborn that is born in your herd and in your flock, the male, you shall consecrate to Hashem your God; you shall not work with the firstborn of your ox, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.

Chabad.org — 15:19

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Rosh Hashanah / Bekhoros.

Sefaria — Rosh Hashanah / Bekhoros

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֲשֶׁר יִוָּלֵד וגו׳ תַּקְדִּישׁ – מִשְּׁעַת לֵידָתוֹ הוּא קָדוֹשׁ, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהַבְּכוֹר אַתָּה מוֹנֶה לוֹ שָׁנָה מִשְּׁעַת לֵידָתוֹ.

English: "That is born... you shall consecrate" — from the moment of its birth it is holy; this teaches that you count a year for the firstborn from the moment of its birth.

On the daf / in context: The year within which a firstborn must be eaten is reckoned from the day it is born (with nuances for an unblemished animal that becomes fit only on the eighth day).

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Rosh Hashanah) — the year of the firstborn begins at birth.

What Is Learned

The year allotted for the consumption of a firstborn is counted from the day of its birth.