## Bekhorot Daf 54a

###### Bekhorot 54a:1
[Bekhorot 54a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bekhorot/r/54a:1)

אַשְׁכְּחַן תִּירוֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר, תִּירוֹשׁ וְדָגָן דָּגָן וְדָגָן מִנַּיִן? קַל וָחוֹמֶר: וּמָה תִּירוֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר שֶׁאֵינָן כִּלְאַיִם זֶה בָּזֶה — אֵין מִתְעַשְּׂרִין מִזֶּה עַל זֶה, תִּירוֹשׁ וְדָגָן דָּגָן וְדָגָן שֶׁהֵם כִּלְאַיִם זֶה בָּזֶה — אֵינוֹ דִּין שֶׁלֹּא יִתְעַשְּׂרוּ מִזֶּה עַל זֶה?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **We found** a source for the *halakha* that one may not separate *teruma* from **wine and oil** together; **from where** is it derived that one may not separate *teruma* from **wine and grain** together, or from **grain** of one kind **and grain** of a different kind together? The Gemara answers that this can be derived by **an *a fortiori*** inference: **And if wine and oil, which are not** prohibited due to the prohibition of **diverse kinds** if they are planted **with each other,** nevertheless **may not be tithed from one for the other,** then with regard to **wine and grain** or **grain and grain, which are** subject to the prohibition of **diverse kinds** when planted **with each other, is it not logical that they may not be tithed from one for the other?**


###### Bekhorot 54a:2
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וּלְרַבִּי יֹאשִׁיָּה, דְּאָמַר: עַד שֶׁיִּזְרַע חִטָּה וּשְׂעוֹרָה וְחַרְצָן בְּמַפּוֹלֶת יָד, הֵיכִי מַיְיתֵי לַהּ?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara challenges: **But** this derivation is problematic **according to** the opinion of **Rabbi Yoshiya, who says** that the verse: “You shall not sow your vineyard with diverse kinds” (Deuteronomy 22:9), means that one who sows diverse kinds is not liable by Torah law **until he sows wheat and barley and** a grape **seed with a single hand motion.** According to this opinion, the above *a fortiori* inference is not valid; consequently, **how does he derive** the *halakha* that one may not tithe grain for wine or grain for grain?


###### Bekhorot 54a:3
[Bekhorot 54a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bekhorot/r/54a:3)

מַיְיתֵי לַהּ הָכִי: וּמָה תִּירוֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר, שֶׁאֵינָן כִּלְאַיִם זֶה בָּזֶה אֲפִילּוּ עַל יְדֵי דָּבָר אַחֵר — אֵין מִתְעַשְּׂרִין מִזֶּה עַל זֶה. תִּירוֹשׁ וְדָגָן דָּגָן וְדָגָן, שֶׁהֵן כִּלְאַיִם זֶה בָּזֶה עַל יְדֵי דָּבָר אַחֵר — אֵינוֹ דִּין שֶׁלֹּא יִתְעַשְּׂרוּ מִזֶּה עַל זֶה?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers that **he derives it in this manner: And if wine and oil, which are not** prohibited as **diverse kinds with each other even by means of something else,** i.e., even if one planted a different kind of grain seed with them, do not become prohibited, and yet **they may not be tithed from one for the other,** then with regard to **wine and grain** or **grain and grain, which are** prohibited as **diverse kinds with something else,** i.e., if they are planted with another type of seed, **is it not logical that they may not be tithed from one for the other?**


###### Bekhorot 54a:4
[Bekhorot 54a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bekhorot/r/54a:4)

וּשְׁנֵי מִינִין בְּעָלְמָא, מְנָלַן? הָנֵי דְּרַבָּנַן נִינְהוּ, וְכֹל דְּתַקִּינוּ רַבָּנַן כְּעֵין דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא תַּקִּינוּ: מָה דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא שְׁנֵי מִינִין אֵינָן מִתְעַשְּׂרִין מִזֶּה עַל זֶה, דְּרַבָּנַן נָמֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: It can be derived in this manner that one may not separate *teruma* or tithes from wine for grain or vice versa; **but from where do we** derive the prohibition against separating *teruma* or tithes from **two species in general** that are not grain, e.g., lentils and beans, one for the other? The Gemara answers that the obligation to separate tithes from **these** other species, which are not mentioned in the Torah, applies **by rabbinic** law, **and** concerning **all** ordinances **that the Sages instituted, they instituted** them **parallel to Torah law.** Therefore, **just as by Torah law two species may not be tithed from one for the other,** so **too,** those mixtures that are prohibited **by rabbinic law** may not be tithed one for another.


###### Bekhorot 54a:5
[Bekhorot 54a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bekhorot/r/54a:5)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רָבָא בַּר רַב חָנָן לְאַבָּיֵי: אֶלָּא מֵעַתָּה, גַּבֵּי מַעֲשַׂר בְּהֵמָה, דְּלָא כְּתִיב ״וְכׇל מַעְשַׂר בָּקָר וּמַעֲשֵׂר צֹאן״,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava bar Rav Ḥanan said to Abaye: If that is so,** then **with regard to animal tithe, where it is not written** in the Torah: **And all the tithe of the herd or the tithe of the flock,** with the word “tithe” mentioned twice, once in reference to the herd and once in reference to the flock, but rather the verse states: “And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be sacred to the Lord” (Leviticus 27:32),