Shoftim 18:04 · unit 16
TT #154 · 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 – מִן הַחָדָשׁ.
English: ‘The first of your grain’ – from the new produce.
On the daf / in context: The gift is taken from the new harvest.
Type of Learning
Derash on the new crop (Sifrei) — the language of ‘first’ points to the beginning of the harvest.
What Is Learned
The first portion is separated from the new grain of the year.