Shoftim 18:04 · unit 17
TT #155 · 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 Chullin 137b.
TT lemma: גֵּז צֹאנְךָ.
Sefaria — Chullin 137b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
גֵּז צֹאנְךָ – כְּשֶׁהִיא נִגְזֶזֶת.
English: ‘Fleece of your flock’ – when it is being shorn.
On the daf / in context: The gift is taken at the time of shearing.
Type of Learning
Derash on the timing (Bavli) — the obligation is linked to the act of shearing.
What Is Learned
The first-fleece gift is separated at the time the flock is shorn.