## Bekhorot Daf 27a

###### Bekhorot 27a:1
[Bekhorot 27a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bekhorot/r/27a:1)

טוֹבַת הֲנָאָה לַבְּעָלִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
the **benefit of discretion for the owners** of the produce, i.e., benefit accrued from the option of giving *teruma* and tithes to any priest or Levite of their choosing.


###### Bekhorot 27a:2
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כֵּיצַד? יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁהִפְרִישׁ תְּרוּמָה מִכִּרְיוֹ, וּמְצָאוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֵר, וְאָמַר לוֹ: ״הֵא לְךָ סֶלַע זֶה, וּתְנֵהוּ לְבֶן בִּתִּי כֹּהֵן״ — מוּתָּר. אִם הָיָה כֹּהֵן לְכֹהֵן — אָסוּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **How so?** With regard to **an Israelite who separated *teruma* from his pile** of grain, **and another Israelite found him and said to him: Take this *sela*** coin **for yourself and give** the *teruma* and tithes **to my daughter’s son** who is **a priest,** it is **permitted.** But **if it was a priest** who gave the *sela* coin for the right to give the *teruma* and tithes **to** another **priest,** it is **prohibited.** Priests may not pay for the gifts that they receive.


###### Bekhorot 27a:3
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וְתַנָּא מַאי טַעְמָא לָא קָאָמַר מַתְּנוֹת כְּהוּנָּה? אָמַר לָךְ: תְּרוּמָה, דִּקְדוּשַּׁת הַגּוּף הִיא, דְּכֵיוָן דְּלָא מִתַּחֲלָא — לָא אָתֵי לְמִיטְעֵי בַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And** according to the ***tanna*** of this *baraita*, **what is the reason** that **he does not state** that the owners also have the benefit of discretion with regard to the **gifts of the priesthood,** i.e., the foreleg, jaw, and maw, which must be given to the priest from every non-sacred animal that one slaughters? Why does he mention *teruma* alone? The Gemara answers that **he** could have **said to you:** In the case of ***teruma*, which has inherent sanctity,** and **which** therefore **cannot be redeemed,** the priest **will not come to err with it** and treat it as though it has no sanctity, even if the owner receives payment for it.


###### Bekhorot 27a:4
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הָנֵי, כֵּיוָן דִּקְדוּשַּׁת דָּמִים נִינְהוּ, אָתֵי לְמִיטְעֵי בְּהוֹן, דְּבַר מִיתַּחַל קְדוּשְׁתַּיְיהוּ אַאַרְבְּעָה זוּזֵי, וְאָתֵא לְמִינְהַג בְּהֹן מִנְהָג דְּחוּלִּין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
By contrast, with regard to **these** gifts of the priesthood, **since they have sanctity** that inheres in their **value,** which means that once the priest has received them he may sell them, the priest might **come to err with them** by saying **that** the **sanctity** that they have **can be redeemed with four *zuz*,** i.e., the one *sela*, **and** he might **come to treat them in the manner that** one treats **non-sacred** food. This would be a mistake, as a priest must eat his priestly gifts in a dignified manner, i.e., roasted and with seasoning (see *Ḥullin* 132b).


###### Bekhorot 27a:5
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אָמַר רָבָא: תְּרוּמַת חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ — אֵין בָּהּ מִשּׁוּם כֹּהֵן הַמְסַיֵּיעַ בְּבֵית הַגְּרָנוֹת. רַב חָמָא יָהֵיב לֵיהּ לְשַׁמָּעֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ On a related topic, **Rava says: *Teruma* from outside of Eretz** Yisrael **does not have** any prohibition **due to a priest assisting at the threshing floor.** The Sages decreed that one must separate *teruma* from produce grown in certain places outside of Eretz Yisrael. Yet, the *halakhot* governing this *teruma* are not as stringent as those that apply to *teruma* from produce grown within Eretz Yisrael. Consequently, one may give such *teruma* to a priest for helping at the threshing floor. In support of this claim, the Gemara relates that **Rav Ḥama gave** *teruma* from outside of Eretz Yisrael **to his servant,** who was a priest, as his wages.


###### Bekhorot 27a:6
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אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: תְּרוּמַת חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ — בְּטֵילָה בְּרוֹב. רַבָּה מְבַטְּלָהּ בְּרוֹב, וְאוֹכֵל לָהּ בִּימֵי טוּמְאָתוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to *teruma* from outside of Eretz Yisrael, **Shmuel says: *Teruma* from outside of Eretz** Yisrael that became mixed with non-sacred produce **is nullified in a majority,** unlike ordinary *teruma*, which requires one hundred parts of non-sacred produce to nullify it. The Gemara relates that **Rabba,** who was a priest, would **nullify** his *teruma* from outside of Eretz Yisrael **in a majority** *ab initio* **and eat it during his days of impurity.** Both of these acts are prohibited in the case of *teruma* from produce grown in Eretz Yisrael.


###### Bekhorot 27a:7
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רַב הוּנָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, כִּי מִתְרְמֵי לֵיהּ חַמְרָא דִּתְרוּמָה, הֲוָה רָמֵי תְּרֵי נַטְלֵי דְּחוּלִּין וַחֲדָא נַטְלָא דִּתְרוּמָה, וְשָׁקֵיל חַד. מִיכָּן וְאֵילָךְ, רָמֵי חֲדָא וְשָׁקֵיל חֲדָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: **Rav Huna, son of Rav Yehoshua, when he would happen** to have **wine of *teruma*** from produce grown outside of Eretz Yisrael, **would pour two jugs of non-sacred** wine **and one jug of *teruma*** wine into a vat in order to nullify the *teruma* wine, **and** then **take out one** jug’s worth of wine to drink. Having done so, **from here onward** every time he received more *teruma* wine grown outside of Eretz Yisrael, he would **pour one** jug of *teruma* wine into the same vat, which still contained two jugs’ worth of wine, **and take out one** jug’s worth of wine.


###### Bekhorot 27a:8
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וְאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: תְּרוּמַת חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ, אוֹכֵל וְהוֹלֵךְ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ מַפְרִישׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel** further **says: *Teruma* from** produce grown **outside of Eretz** Yisrael does not need to be separated before one eats the produce. Rather, one may **proceed to eat and afterward separate** the *teruma* from the remainder.


###### Bekhorot 27a:9
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וְאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: אֵין תְּרוּמַת חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ אֲסוּרָה אֶלָּא בְּמִי שֶׁהַטּוּמְאָה יוֹצְאָה עָלָיו מִגּוּפוֹ, וְהָנֵי מִילֵּי בַּאֲכִילָה, אֲבָל בִּנְגִיעָה — לֵית לַן בַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel** also **says: *Teruma* from outside of Eretz** Yisrael **is prohibited only** to a member of a priestly household **whose impurity comes from his body,** e.g., a man who experiences a seminal emission or a menstruating woman. It is not prohibited to a priest who came into contact with a corpse, an animal carcass, or the carcass of a creeping animal. **And this statement,** that such *teruma* is forbidden to one whose impurity comes from his body, applies only **with regard to eating** it. **But with regard to touching** *teruma* from outside of Eretz Yisrael, **we have no** problem **with it.**


###### Bekhorot 27a:10
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אָמַר רָבִינָא: הִילְכָּךְ, נִדָּה קוֹצָה חַלָּה, וְאוֹכֵל לָהּ כֹּהֵן קָטָן, וְאִי לֵיכָּא כֹּהֵן קָטָן — שָׁקְלָה לַהּ בְּרֵישׁ מַסָּא, וְשָׁדְיָא בְּתַנּוּרָא, וַהֲדַר מַפְרְשָׁא חַלָּה אַחֲרִיתִי, כִּי הֵיכִי דְּלֹא תִּשְׁתַּכַּח תּוֹרַת חַלָּה, וְאוֹכֵל לָהּ כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina says: Therefore, a menstruating woman,** whose impurity comes from her body, **may separate *ḥalla*** from dough outside of Eretz Yisrael, **and a minor priest,** who has never experienced a seminal emission and is therefore ritually pure, **may eat it. And if there is no minor priest** available, **she takes** the *ḥalla* **with the top of a skewer [*massa*] and throws it in the oven, and then separates another** piece from the dough as ***ḥalla*,** not because it is necessary but **so that the** halakhic **category of *ḥalla* should not be forgotten. And an adult priest** may **eat it,** even if he is ritually impure.


###### Bekhorot 27a:11
[Bekhorot 27a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bekhorot/r/27a:11)

רַב נַחְמָן וְרַב עַמְרָם וְרָמֵי בַּר חָמָא הֲווֹ קָאָזְלִי בְּאַרְבָּא, סְלֵיק רַב עַמְרָם לְאִפְּנוֹיֵי, אֲתַאי הָהִיא אִיתְּתָא עַלַּת קַמַּיְיהוּ, אֲמַרָה לְהוּ: טְמֵא מֵת מַהוּ שֶׁיִּטְבּוֹל וְאוֹכֵל תְּרוּמַת חוּצָה לָאָרֶץ? אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב נַחְמָן לְרָמֵי בַּר חָמָא:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Rav Naḥman, Rav Amram, and Rami bar Ḥama were traveling in a ferry. Rav Amram went to relieve himself. A certain woman came before** Rav Naḥman and Rami bar Ḥama and **said to them:** In the case of one who is **impure** through contact with **a corpse, what is** the *halakha* **with regard to** whether **he may immerse** himself in a ritual bath **and partake of *teruma* from outside of Eretz** Yisrael? **Rav Naḥman said to Rami bar Ḥama:**