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reason that God writes: “You may not eat” (Deuteronomy 12:17), to establish the consumption of second-tithe produce outside Jerusalem as a prohibition.
The Talmud challenges: But still, it is a general prohibition, as all 3 types of second tithe are included in a single command. The Talmud explains: If so, that one receives only one set of lashes, let the verse say: You may not eat them within your gates, as a previous verse already stated “your
§ R' Yitzḥak says: One who eats bread, parched grain, and fresh stalks before the omer offering has been sacrificed is flogged with 3 sets of lashes, as it states: “And you shall eat neither bread, nor parched grain, nor fresh stalks until this day itself, until you have brought the offering of your
The Talmud tries to ascertain which terms are superfluous. Let the verse say “bread,” and we will derive the halakha of parched grain and fresh stalks from that of bread. The Talmud questions this suggestion: This derivation can be refuted: What is unique about bread? It is unique in that it has an
The Talmud further suggests: Let the verse write only “parched grain,” and let it not write bread or fresh stalks, and we will derive the halakha of bread and fresh stalks from that of parched grain. The Talmud responds: The halakha of bread cannot be derived from that of parched grain due to the f