Bamidbar 3:45 · unit 2 — further on the substitution

Parashas Bamidbar

The Complete Passuk

קַ֣ח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם תַּ֤חַת כׇּל־בְּכוֹר֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם תַּ֣חַת בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם וְהָיוּ־לִ֥י הַלְוִיִּ֖ם אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Take the Levites in place of all the male first-born among the Israelite people, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine, GOD’s.

Chabad.org — 3:45

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT (second unit) (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

תחת בהמתם —\ldots ואם יש לו כמה ספיקות פטר חמור.

English: “In place of their animals” — \ldots and if he has several doubtful firstborn donkeys [the same principle applies].

On the daf / in context: The midrash extends the exemption rules to cases of uncertainty.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal apply the substitution principle even to doubtful cases of firstborn animals.

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