Shoftim 18:04 · unit 14

TT #152 · 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: תִּתֵּן לוֹ.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 166

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תִּתֵּן לוֹ – לַכֹּהֵן.

English: ‘You shall give to him’ – to the kohen.

On the daf / in context: The recipient is the kohen, consistent with the preceding verse.

Type of Learning

Derash identifying the recipient (Sifrei) — the pronoun refers back to the kohen.

What Is Learned

All the first portions listed in the verse are given to the kohen.