Shoftim 18:04 · unit 9
TT #147 · 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: גֵּז צֹאנְךָ.
Sefaria — Chullin 136b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
גֵּז צֹאנְךָ – פְּרָט לְגֵז הָעִזִּים.
English: ‘Fleece of your flock’ – excluding the fleece of goats.
On the daf / in context: Only sheep fleece is included, not goat hair.
Type of Learning
Derash limiting the species (Bavli) — ‘tzon’ in this context is read as sheep.
What Is Learned
The first-fleece gift applies to sheep, not to goats.