Shoftim 18:04 · unit 21

TT #159 · 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 136b.

TT lemma: תִּתֵּן לוֹ.

Sefaria — Chullin 136b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תִּתֵּן לוֹ – בְּנַתִינָה.

English: ‘You shall give to him’ – by an act of giving.

On the daf / in context: A formal transfer is required.

Type of Learning

Derash on the mode of fulfillment (Bavli) — the mitzvah is completed by the act of giving.

What Is Learned

The mitzvah is fulfilled by actually transferring the first portion or fleece to a kohen.