Ki Seitzei 22:09 · unit 15

TT #200 · 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.

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic midrash.

Core Text

פֶּן תִּקְדַּשׁ – פֶּן תּוּקַד בָּאֵשׁ, מִכָּאן שֶׁכִּלְאֵי הַכֶּרֶם טְעוּנִים שְׂרֵפָה.

English: “Lest it become kadosh” — lest it be burned in fire. From here [we learn] that kilayim of the vineyard require burning.

On the daf / in context: One midrashic reading of “tikdash” links the word to burning, establishing the required method of disposal.

Derash on “tikdash” as “tukad” (be burned).

Produce of vineyard kilayim must be destroyed by burning.