English: “And you shall put it in a basket” — this teaches that they require vessels. Might one think even an earthenware vessel? Scripture says “basket” — a vessel of woven twigs.
In Sifrei: The fruit must be brought in a container. The specific word “tene” points to a wicker-type basket rather than any vessel at all.
Type of Learning
Custom (requirement of a vessel + specification of type).
What Is Learned
Bikkurim are brought in a basket (tene); the verse both obligates a vessel and indicates its character.