Ki Savo 26:4

Parashas Ki Savo · Passuk from filename

The Complete Passuk

וְלָקַ֧ח הַכֹּהֵ֛ן הַטֶּ֖נֶא מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וְהִ֨נִּיחוֹ֔ לִפְנֵ֕י מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yerushalmi Bikkurim 3:4.

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּח ה' – מַגִּישָׁן עַל קֶרֶן דְּרוֹמִית מַעֲרָבִית וּמַנִּיחָהּ בִּדְרוֹמִית שֶׁל קֶרֶן

English: “before the altar of Hashem” — he brings them to the south-western corner and places them on the southern side of that corner.

In the Yerushalmi: The discussion establishes the legal requirement or scope of the mitzvah by close reading of the passuk’s wording.

Type of Learning

Custom (A reconciliation of two expressions (“before the altar” and “before Hashem”) that appear to point to different sides of the altar.)

What Is Learned

Chazal teach the precise location where the basket of bikkurim is set down: the south-western corner of the altar, on its southern side.