Ki Savo 26:14 · unit 1 — Sifrei

Parashas Ki Savo

The Complete Passuk

לֹא־אָכַ֨לְתִּי בְאֹנִ֜י מִמֶּ֗נּוּ וְלֹא־בִעַ֤רְתִּי מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ בְּטָמֵ֔א וְלֹא־נָתַ֥תִּי מִמֶּ֖נּוּ לְמֵ֑ת…

I have not eaten of it in my mourning, and I have not consumed any of it while impure, and I have not given of it for the dead…

Chabad.org — Devarim 26

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 303.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לֹא אָכַלְתִּי בְאֹנִי מִמֶּנּוּ – מִכָּאן שֶׁמַּעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי אָסוּר לְאוֹנֵן. וְלֹא נָתַתִּי מִמֶּנּוּ לְמֵת – לְתַכְרִיכִין.

English: “I have not eaten of it in my mourning” — from here, maaser sheni is forbidden to an onen. “And I have not given of it for the dead” — for shrouds.

In context: The three negative clauses of 26:14 are each given a concrete prohibition: onen, tumah, and use for the dead.

Type of Learning

Custom (phrase-by-phrase of the biur negatives).

What Is Learned

Maaser sheni may not be eaten by an onen, in impurity, or used for burial needs.