## Mishnah Chullin Chapter 11

###### Mishnah Chullin 11:1
[Mishnah Chullin 11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Chullin/r/11:1)

רֵאשִׁית הַגֵּז נוֹהֵג בָּאָרֶץ וּבְחוּצָה לָאָרֶץ, בִּפְנֵי הַבַּיִת וְשֶׁלֹּא בִפְנֵי הַבַּיִת, בְּחֻלִּין אֲבָל לֹא בְמֻקְדָּשִׁין. חֹמֶר בַּזְּרוֹעַ וּבַלְּחָיַיִם וּבַקֵּבָה מֵרֵאשִׁית הַגֵּז, שֶׁהַזְּרוֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָה נוֹהֲגִים בְּבָקָר וּבְצֹאן, בִּמְרֻבֶּה וּבְמֻעָט, וְרֵאשִׁית הַגֵּז אֵינוֹ נוֹהֵג אֶלָּא בִרְחֵלוֹת, וְאֵינוֹ נוֹהֵג אֶלָּא בִמְרֻבֶּה:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mitzva of **the first sheared wool** that every Jew must give to the priest, as stated in the verse: “And the first sheared wool of your flock [*tzonekha*] shall you give him” (Deuteronomy 18:4), **applies** both **in Eretz** Yisrael **and outside of Eretz** Yisrael, **in the presence of the Temple and not in the presence of the Temple,** and **with regard to non-sacred** animals. **But** it does **not** apply **to sacrificial** animals. There are more **stringent** elements **in** the mitzva of **the foreleg, the jaw, and the maw** (see 130a) **than** in the *halakha* of **the first sheared wool** in **that** the mitzva of **the foreleg, the jaw, and the maw applies to cattle and to sheep,** as it is written: “Whether it be ox or sheep, that he shall give unto the priest the foreleg, and the jaw, and the maw” (Deuteronomy 18:3); and it applies **to numerous** animals **and to few** animals. **But** by contrast, the mitzva of **the first sheared wool applies only to sheep** and not to goats and cattle, **and applies only to numerous** animals.


###### Mishnah Chullin 11:2
[Mishnah Chullin 11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Chullin/r/11:2)

וְכַמָּה הוּא מְרֻבֶּה. בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, שְׁתֵּי רְחֵלוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה ז), יְחַיֶּה אִישׁ עֶגְלַת בָּקָר וּשְׁתֵּי צֹאן. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, חָמֵשׁ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמואל א כה), חָמֵשׁ צֹאן עֲשׂוּיוֹת. רַבִּי דוֹסָא בֶּן הַרְכִּינָס אוֹמֵר, חָמֵשׁ רְחֵלוֹת גּוֹזְזוֹת מָנֶה מָנֶה וּפְרָס, חַיָּבוֹת בְּרֵאשִׁית הַגֵּז. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, חָמֵשׁ רְחֵלוֹת גּוֹזְזוֹת כָּל שֶׁהֵן. וְכַמָּה נוֹתְנִין לוֹ. מִשְׁקַל חָמֵשׁ סְלָעִים בִּיהוּדָה, שֶׁהֵן עֶשֶׂר סְלָעִים בַּגָּלִיל, מְלֻבָּן וְלֹא צוֹאִי, כְּדֵי לַעֲשׂוֹת מִמֶּנּוּ בֶגֶד קָטָן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים יח), תִּתֶּן לוֹ, שֶׁיְּהֵא בוֹ כְדֵי מַתָּנָה. לֹא הִסְפִּיק לִתְּנוֹ לוֹ עַד שֶׁצְּבָעוֹ, פָּטוּר. לִבְּנוֹ וְלֹא צְבָעוֹ, חַיָּב. הַלּוֹקֵחַ גֵּז צֹאנוֹ שֶׁל נָכְרִי, פָּטוּר מֵרֵאשִׁית הַגֵּז. הַלּוֹקֵחַ גֵּז צֹאנוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ, אִם שִׁיֵּר הַמּוֹכֵר, הַמּוֹכֵר חַיָּב. לֹא שִׁיֵּר, הַלּוֹקֵחַ חַיָּב. הָיוּ לוֹ שְׁנֵי מִינִים, שְׁחוּפוֹת וּלְבָנוֹת, מָכַר לוֹ שְׁחוּפוֹת אֲבָל לֹא לְבָנוֹת, זְכָרִים אֲבָל לֹא נְקֵבוֹת, זֶה נוֹתֵן לְעַצְמוֹ וְזֶה נוֹתֵן לְעַצְמוֹ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And how many are numerous? Beit Shammai say:** It is at least **two sheep, as it is stated: “That a man shall rear a young cow, and two sheep [*tzon*]”** (Isaiah 7:21), indicating that two sheep are characterized as *tzon*; and the mitzva of the first sheared wool is written using the term “your flock [*tzonekha*].” **And Beit Hillel say:** It is at least **five** sheep, **as it is stated: “And five sheep [*tzon*] made”** (I Samuel 25:18). **Rabbi Dosa ben Harkinas says:** When shearing **five sheep,** the **sheared** wool of each sheep weighing **one hundred dinars** each **and half [*peras*]** of one hundred dinars each, i.e., one hundred and fifty dinars each, **are** subject to the **obligation of the first sheared wool,** i.e., they render the owner obligated to give the first sheared wool to the priests. **And the Rabbis say:** Any **five sheep,** each of whose **sheared** wool weighs **any amount,** render the owner obligated in the mitzva. **And how much** of the sheared wool **does one give to** the priest? One gives him sheared wool of the **weight** of **five *sela* in Judea, which are** the equivalent of **ten *sela* in the Galilee,** as the weight of the Galilean *sela* is half that of the Judean *sela*. Furthermore, although one may give the wool to the priest without laundering it, this must be the weight of the wool once **laundered and not** when **sullied,** as is characteristic of wool when sheared. The measure that must be given to the priest is **enough to fashion a small garment from it, as it is stated: “Shall you give him”** (Deuteronomy 18:4), indicating **that** the sheared wool **must contain enough for** a proper **gift.** If the owner of the shearing **did not manage to give it to** the priest **until he dyed it,** the owner is **exempt** from the mitzva of the first sheared wool, as this constitutes a change in the wool by which means he acquires ownership of it. If he **laundered it but did not dye it,** he is **obligated** to give the first sheared wool, as laundering does not constitute a change in the wool. **One who purchases the fleece of the sheep of a gentile** is **exempt from** the obligation of giving **the first sheared wool** to the priest. With regard to **one who purchases the fleece of the sheep of another** Jew, **if** the seller **kept** some of the wool, then **the seller is obligated** to give the first sheared wool to the priest. If the seller **did not keep** any of the wool, **the buyer is obligated** to give it. If the seller **had two types** of sheep, **gray and white,** and he **sold** the buyer the **gray** fleece **but not** the **white** fleece, or if he sold the fleece of the **male** sheep **but not** of the **female** sheep, then **this** one, the seller, **gives** the first sheared wool **for himself** to the priest from the wool that he kept, **and that** one, the buyer, **gives** the first sheared wool **for himself** to the priest from the wool that he bought.