English: “Karmel you shall offer” — this teaches that we require karmel at the time of offering; therefore one may not bring from last year’s karmel.
In the sugya: The requirement is for grain that is karmel at the moment of the offering, not grain from a prior year.
Type of Learning
Miyut of prior-year grain — the omer must be of the current year’s tender grain.
What Is Learned
The omer must be of the current year’s tender grain. The Torah’s insistence on karmel at the time of offering excludes grain that was harvested in a previous year.