Va’eschanan 6:9 · unit 3

TT #37 · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 6:9

The Complete Passuk

וּכְתַבְתָּ֛ם עַל־מְזֻז֥וֹת בֵּיתֶ֖ךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃

And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Chabad.org — 6:9

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yoma 11b (which structures require a mezuzah — “beisecha” implies a dwelling used for honor / residence).

Sefaria — Yoma 11b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא: בֵּיתְךָ — בֵּיתְךָ הַמְּיֻחָד לְךָ, פְּרָט לְבֵית הַתֶּבֶן וּלְבֵית הַבָּקָר וּלְבֵית הָעֵצִים וּלְבֵית הָאוֹצָרוֹת שֶׁפְּטוּרִין מִן הַמְּזוּזָה. יָכוֹל אַף בֵּית שַׁעַר אַכְסַדְרָה וּמַרְפֶּסֶת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר בַּיִת — מַה בַּיִת מְיֻחָד לְדִירָה אַף כָּל הַמְּיֻחָדִין לְדִירָה.

English: It was taught: “Your house” — your house that is designated for you, excluding a hay-barn, a cattle-barn, a wood-shed and a storehouse, which are exempt from mezuzah. One might have thought even a gateway, a portico and a balcony? The verse says “house” — just as a house is designated for dwelling, so everything designated for dwelling.

On the daf / in context: The word “beisecha” limits the obligation to structures whose primary use is residential / honorable dwelling.

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “beisecha” — designated dwelling, excluding non-residential structures.

What Is Learned

Mezuzah is required only on doorways of structures used for ordinary residential dwelling; barns, storehouses, gateways and the like are exempt.