Bamidbar 2:17 · unit 1 — the Tent of Meeting shall journey

Parashas Bamidbar

The Complete Passuk

וְנָסַ֧ע אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֛ד מַחֲנֵ֥ה הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֹ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יַחֲנוּ֙ כֵּ֣ן יִסָּ֔עוּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־יָד֖וֹ לְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ {ס}

Then, midway between the divisions, the Tent of Meeting, the division of the Levites, shall move. As they camp, so they shall march, each in position, by their standards.

Chabad.org — 2:17

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT / Zevachim related (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

ונסע אהל מועד — תניא, קדשים קלים נאכלים בכל מחנה ישראל [ואפילו בשעת נסיעתם].

English: “And the Tent of Meeting shall journey” — it was taught: kodashim kalim may be eaten throughout the camp of Israel [even while they are journeying].

On the daf / in context: The midrash derives the spatial rules for eating lesser sanctities from the description of the camp on the move.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that kodashim kalim remain valid for consumption throughout the Israelite camp even during travel.