“Today I relate to HASHEM your God that I have arrived” (Dt.26:3)— today implies that you make the declamation once a year, but not twice a year.21Cf. T. Bik. 1:4.
“In the Land which HASHEM swore to our Patriarchs” (Dt.26:3)— this excludes proselytes [for they are not related by blood to the Patriarchs].22//M.Bik.1:4; T.Bik.1:2
“To give to me” (Dt.26:10)— this excludes [Hebrew] slaves [for they can own no land].23Cf. M. Bik. 1:5. 2. R. Shimon says: this excludes from the rule [First-fruits of] the territory of Trans-Jordan, which you captured on your own [and is not part of the Patriarchal inheritance].24// M. Bik. 1:10. Cf. Pisqa’ 301.3
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו, וְלֹא כְּפוּי טוֹבָה.
Pisqa’ 29920H:289; JN2:274.
1. “And you shall say to him” (Dt.26:3)—
not denying the good you have received!
הִגַּדְתִּי הַיּוֹם לַה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי בָאתִי, פַּעַם אַחַת אַתָּה קוֹרֵא בַּשָּׁנָה וְאֵין אַתָּה קוֹרֵא פַּעֲמַיִם בַּשָּׁנָה.
“Today I relate to HASHEM your God that I have arrived” (Dt.26:3)—
today implies that
you make the declamation once a year, but not twice a year.21Cf. T. Bik. 1:4.
כִּי בָאתִי אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע ה׳ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ, פְּרָט לַגֵּרִים.
“In the Land which HASHEM swore to our Patriarchs” (Dt.26:3)—
this excludes proselytes
[for they are not related by blood to the Patriarchs].22//M.Bik.1:4; T.Bik.1:2
לָתֶת לָנוּ, פְּרָט לַעֲבָדִים. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: פְּרָט לְעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן שֶׁנְּטַלְתּוֹ מֵעַצְמְךָ.
“To give to me” (Dt.26:10)—
this excludes [Hebrew] slaves [for they can own no land].23Cf. M. Bik. 1:5.
2. R. Shimon says:
this excludes from the rule
[First-fruits of] the territory of Trans-Jordan,
which you captured on your own
[and is not part of the Patriarchal inheritance].24// M. Bik. 1:10. Cf. Pisqa’ 301.3