Ki Seitzei 22:09 · unit 10

TT #195 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:09

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־תִזְרַ֥ע כַּרְמְךָ֖ כִּלְאָ֑יִם פֶּן־תִּקְדַּ֗שׁ הַֽמְלֵאָ֤ה הַזֶּ֙רַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּזְרָ֔ע וּתְבוּאַ֖ת הַכָּֽרֶם׃

You shall not sow your vineyard with mixed seeds, lest the fullness of the seed that you sow and the produce of the vineyard become forbidden.

Chabad.org — 22:09

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 230 / Kilayim.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַמְלֵאָה הַזֶּרַע – מֵאֵימָתַי הַזֶּרַע מִתְקַדֵּשׁ, מִשֶּׁיַּשְׁרִישׁ. וַעֲנָבִים מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשׂוּ כְּפוֹל לָבָן.

English: “The fullness of the seed” — from when does the seed become forbidden? From the time it takes root. And grapes — from when they reach the size of a white bean.

On the daf / in context: The midrash fixes the moment the prohibition takes effect for seed crops (rooting) and for grapes (size of a white bean).

Type of Learning

Definitional derash establishing the onset of the issur.

What Is Learned

Kilayim of grain becomes forbidden at rooting; grapes of kilayim become forbidden when they reach the size of a white bean.