Shoftim 18:04 · unit 7
TT #145 · 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 136a.
TT lemma: רֵאשִׁית גֵּז צֹאנְךָ.
Sefaria — Chullin 136a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
רֵאשִׁית גֵּז צֹאנְךָ – וְלֹא שֶׁל עַכּוּ"ם.
English: ‘The first of the fleece of your flock’ – and not of a non-Jew.
On the daf / in context: The obligation applies only to Jewish-owned flocks.
Type of Learning
Derash limiting ownership (Bavli) — the possessive ‘your’ excludes non-Jewish ownership.
What Is Learned
The first-fleece gift is required only from flocks belonging to a Jew.