Halakhah do Rodzaju 43:11
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אֲבִיהֶ֗ם אִם־כֵּ֣ן ׀ אֵפוֹא֮ זֹ֣את עֲשׂוּ֒ קְח֞וּ מִזִּמְרַ֤ת הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהוֹרִ֥ידוּ לָאִ֖ישׁ מִנְחָ֑ה מְעַ֤ט צֳרִי֙ וּמְעַ֣ט דְּבַ֔שׁ נְכֹ֣את וָלֹ֔ט בָּטְנִ֖ים וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃
I rzekł do nich Israel, ojciec ich: "Jeżeli więc tak być musi, uczyńcie to; nabierzcie lepszych płodów tej ziemi w naczynia wasze, a zawieźcie mężowi owemu w darze - nieco balsamu, i nieco miodu, korzeni i lotusu, pistacyi i migdałów.
Kitzur Shulchan Arukh
Balsam oil5Balsam is a valuable, fragrant oil, mentioned in Genesis 43: 11 as tzori. It is obtained by making an incision into the tree trunk, stripping the bark, after which the oil trickles out. (Mishnah Berurah 216: 22) which grows in the Land of Israel, enjoys a prominence as a product of the Land of Israel, and a special berachah has been instituted for it, which reads: Borei shemen areiv [Who has created pleasant-scented oil].
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