Talmud sur Les Nombres 15:21

HALAKHAH: ⁶This and the next paragraphs are also in Pesaḥim 2:4 (fol. 29b).“Five kinds are subject to ḥallah”, etc. It is written (Num. 15:19): “It shall be when you eat of the bread of the Land you shall lift a heave⁷This is ḥallah which follows the rules of heave. for the Eternal.” I could think that everything⁸Since לחם can also mean “food”, cf. Gen. 47:12. is subject to ḥallah; the verse says “of the bread” and not all bread. If “of the bread” and not all bread, that might be only wheat and barley⁹Since bread is usually made from these.. From where spelt, foxtail, and oats? The verse says (Num. 15:20,21) “the first of your dough,¹⁰The expression is emphasized by repetition. One has to include every grain usable for making dough.” this includes. Does it include everything¹¹According to this argument, rice and millet for example should also be included.? Rebbi Yose in the name of Rebbi Simeon¹²This must be R. Simeon ben Laqish. R. Yose asserts that R. Ismael accepted the inference as valid; “dough” includes every bread-dough made from grains similar to the bread grains wheat and barley.: Rebbi Ismael stated this.

HALAKHAH: ¹⁸⁷This and the the following paragraphs up to Note 207 are also in Ḥallah 1:1, Notes 6–21, ח. It is written¹⁸⁸Num. 15:19.: It shall be when you eat of the bread of the Land you shall lift a heave¹⁸⁹This is ḥallah which follows the rules of heave.for the Eternal. I could think that everything¹⁹⁰Since לֶחֶם also means food in general. is subject to ḥallah; the verse says of the bread but not all bread¹⁹¹Which are the main bread grains.. If of the bread and not all bread, that might be only wheat and barley¹⁹²Num. 15:20, 21.? From where the other kinds? The verse says the first of your dough¹⁹²Num. 15:20, 21., this includes¹⁹³Not only rye, spelt, and fox grain but also rice and millet would be included.. Does it include everything? Rebbi Yose in the name of Rebbi Simeon:¹⁹⁴This must be R. Simeon ben Laqish. R. Yose asserts that R. Ismael accepted the inference as valid; “dough” includes every bread-dough made from grains similar to wheat and barley. R. Aqiba’s interpretation of these verses is reported in Sifry Num. 110. Rebbi Ismael stated this. Rebbi Jonah, Rebbi Zeˋira, Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish, in the name of Rebbi Ismael¹⁹⁵Confirmed this tradition..

What is the reason of Rebbi Ismael? (Deut. 18:4) “The beginning of your grain,” it is sufficient for the beginning to be like the grain⁵⁸More than 50% cannot be called “beginning”.. From where that he did not do anything unless he left some remainder? (Num. 15:21) “From the beginning”, not all the beginning⁵⁹Prefix מ in talmudic interpretation is partitive; Sifry Num. 110..

Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, he must say “ḥallah for all,” “heave for all.”¹⁴⁵The main place of this paragraph is at the end of the first Chapter of Ḥallah. It is inserted here as another example of rules to be followed to be able to make the declaration. It was established in the first Chapter of Terumot that heave may be given only from produce whose location is exactly pinpointed. Therefore, in taking heave one must declare all produce that should be freed by this heave. Ḥallah is called “heave” in Num. 15:19–20; it has to follow the rules of heave. “To YHWH,” that is the particular Name¹⁴⁶It is written about ḥallah(Num. 15:19): “Lift a heave to YHWH.” About heave, it is written (Num. 18:12): “Their first gifts which they will give to YHWH”. It is inferred that in separating heave of ḥallah, God may not be addressed as Elohim (which in absence of a definite article or other identifyer only means “extraordinary power”), but only as YHWH (in its substitute pronunciation) which is His particular Name.. From where that he did not do anything until he left some [as profane]? The verse says (Num. 15:21): “Of the beginning” and not all the beginning¹⁴⁷This refers to Mishnah Ḥallah1:9: He who says, everything on my threshing floor shall be heave, all my dough shall be ḥallah, did not say anything unless he leaves a [profane] remainder.”.

²⁵²This paragraph is a truncated quote from Ma‘aser Šeni Chapter 5 and is explained there, Notes 145–147. The paragraph should start: Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, he must say “ḥallah for all,” …“Ḥallah for all, heave for all.” “To YHWH,” that is the particular Name. From where that he did not do anything until he left some [as profane]? The verse says (Num. 15:21): “Of the beginning” and not all the beginning.