Reeh 16:5 · unit 1

TT #385 · Parashas Reeh · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 16:5

The Complete Passuk

לֹ֥א תוּכַ֖ל לִזְבֹּ֣חַ אֶת־הַפָּ֑סַח בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃

You may not sacrifice the Pesach within any of your gates that Hashem your God is giving you.

Chabad.org — 16:5

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Pesachim / Zevachim.

Sefaria — Pesachim / Zevachim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ – תַּנְיָא, מִנַּיִן לְזוֹבֵחַ אֶת הַפֶּסַח בְּבָמַת יָחִיד שֶׁהוּא בְּלֹא תַּעֲשֶׂה, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר לֹא תוּכַל לִזְבֹּחַ אֶת הַפֶּסַח בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ.

English: "Within any of your gates" — It was taught: From where do we know that one who sacrifices the Pesach on a private altar violates a negative commandment? From the verse "you may not sacrifice the Pesach within any of your gates."

On the daf / in context: Once the central sanctuary is chosen, the Pesach may be offered only there; a private bamah is forbidden.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Pesachim) — the Pesach may not be offered on a private altar.

What Is Learned

Sacrificing the Pesach on a private bamah violates a negative commandment.