Shoftim 18:04 · unit 1
TT #139 · Parashas Shoftim · Third Aliyah · Passuk 18:04
The Complete Passuk
רֵאשִׁ֨ית דְּגָֽנְךָ֜ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ וְרֵאשִׁ֛ית גֵּ֥ז צֹאנְךָ֖ תִּתֶּן־לּֽוֹ׃
The first of your grain, your wine, and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your flock, you shall give to him.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 166.
TT lemma: רֵאשִׁית דְּגָנְךָ.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 166
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
רֵאשִׁית דְּגָנְךָ – זוֹ תְּרוּמָה.
English: ‘The first of your grain’ – this is terumah.
On the daf / in context: The verse is a source for the obligation of terumah from grain.
Type of Learning
Derash identifying the gift (Sifrei) — ‘reshit’ of grain is understood as the terumah given to the kohen.
What Is Learned
The first portion of grain is given to the kohen as terumah.