## Sifrei Devarim Paragraph 143

###### Sifrei Devarim 143:1
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(דברים טז טז) **שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים**, אֵין פְּעָמִים אֶלָּא זְמַנִּים. [דָּבָר אַחֵר: אֵין פְּעָמִים אֶלָּא רְגָלִים,] וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (ישעיה כו ו): ״תִּרְמְסֶנָּה רָגֶל רַגְלֵי עָנִי פַּעֲמֵי דַלִּים״.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(Devarim 16:15) "Three times in the year": "times" signifies "festivals," as it is written (Isaiah 26:6) "the *times*" (i.e., festivals) of the poor," and (Song of Songs 7:3) "How beautiful are your (festival) *times* (of "steps" [to Jerusalem]) in sandals!"


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:2
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**יֵרָאֶה** – כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁבָּא לִרְאוֹת כָּךְ בָּא לֵרָאוֹת.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"shall be seen (all your males"): Yochanan b. Dehavai says in the name of R. Yehudah: One who is blind in one eye is exempt from "being seen," it being written "*yeraeh*" ("shall be seen," which can also be read as) "*yireh*" ("shall see"). Just as he comes to see (with both of his eyes), so shall be come to be seen.


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:3
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**זְכוּרְךָ** – לְהוֹצִיא אֶת הַנָּשִׁים.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"males": to exclude females. "*your* males": to exclude a *tumtum* (one whose sex is in doubt) and a hermaphrodite.


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:4
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**כָּל זְכוּרְךָ** – לְהָבִיא אֶת הַקְּטַנִּים.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"*all* of your males": to include minors.


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:5
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מִכָּן אָמְרוּ (חגיגה פ״א מ״א): אֵי זֶהוּ קָטָן? כָּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִרְכּוֹב עַל כְּתֵפוֹ שֶׁל אָבִיו לַעֲלוֹת מִירוּשָׁלִַם לְהַר הַבַּיִת, דִּבְרֵי בֵית שַׁמַּאי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״זְכוּרְךָ״. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים: כָּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לֶאֱחוֹז בְּיָדוֹ שֶׁל אָבִיו לַעֲלוֹת מִירוּשָׁלִַם לְהַר הַבַּיִת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות כג יד): ״שָׁלֹשׁ רְגָלִים״.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Which minor is exempt? One who cannot "ride" on his father's shoulder and go up to Jerusalem to the Temple mount. These are the words of Beth Shammai, it being written "your males." Beth Hillel say: One who cannot hold on to his father's hand and go up to Jerusalem to the Temple mount, it being written (Shemoth 23:14) "Three *regalim* (festivals)," lit., "feet."


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:6
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**אֶת פְּנֵי ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ**, אִם עוֹשֶׂה אַתָּה כָּל הָאָמוּר בָּעִנְיָן – פּוֹנֶה אֲנִי מִכָּל עֲסָקַי וְאֵינִי עוֹסֵק אֶלָּא בְּךָ.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(Devarim 16:16) "the presence ("*pnei*") of the L-rd your G-d": If you do thus, I will "free" ("*poneh*" [like "*pnei*"]) Myself of all My affairs and occupy Myself with you alone.


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:7
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**בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת וּבְחַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּוֹת**, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: אֵין תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר **בְּחַג הַסֻּכּוֹת** שֶׁבּוֹ דִּבֵּר הַכָּתוּב. מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר **בְּחַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּוֹת**? מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹבֵר מִשֵּׁם בַּל תְּאַחֵר עַד שֶׁיַּעַבְרוּ רִגְלֵי שָׁנָה כֻּלָּהּ.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"on the festival of matzoth, and on the festival of Shavuoth, and on the festival of Succoth": Because it is written (*Ibid*. 12:5) "and you shall come there (6) and you shall bring there your sacrifices, etc.," I might think (that if he fails to do so) on the first festival he is in transgression of (*Ibid*. 23:33) "You shall not delay to pay it"; it is, therefore, written (Bamidbar 29:39) "These shall you offer to the L-rd on your *festivals*." I might think (that he is in transgression if he does not offer them on the first) two festivals; it is, therefore, written "on the festival of matzoth, and on the festival of Shavuoth, and on the festival of Succoth." We are hereby taught that he is not in transgression until all the festivals of the year have passed. R. Shimon says: Three festivals in order, and Succoth last. R. Elazar b. Shimon says: It need not be written "the festival of Succoth," for that is the subject of the verse. Why *is* it written? To indicate that it (i.e., passing it) is the cause (of the transgression).


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:8
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**וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת פְּנֵי ה׳ רֵיקָם**, מִן הַצְּדָקָה; וַחֲכָמִים נָתְנוּ שִׁעוּר: בֵּית שַׁמַּיי אוֹמְרִים הָרְאִיָּה שְׁתֵּי כֶסֶף וְשִׂמְחָה מָעָה כֶסֶף, וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים הָרְאִיָּה מָעָה כֶסֶף וְשִׂמְחָה שְׁתֵּי כֶסֶף.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"and he shall not appear in the presence of the L-rd *empty-handed*": of the offering. The Torah did not assign a specific amount for it, but the sages did. Beth Shammai said: The *re'iah* (the burnt-offering of "appearance"), two (pieces of) silver, and Beth Hillel say: a *m'ah* of silver; and the *simchah* offering (i.e., the festive offering, the *chagigah*,) two (pieces of) silver.


###### Sifrei Devarim 143:9
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(דברים טז יז) **אִישׁ כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֹ**, מִכָּן אָמְרוּ (חגיגה פ״א מ״ה): מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אוֹכְלִים מְרֻבִּים וּנְכָסִים מוּעָטִים – מֵבִיא שְׁלָמִים מְרֻבִּים וְעוֹלוֹת מוּעָטוֹת, אוֹכְלִים מוּעָטִים וּנְכָסִים מְרֻבִּים – מֵבִיא עוֹלוֹת מְרֻבּוֹת וּשְׁלָמִים מוּעָטִים. זֶה וָזֶה מוּעָט – עַל זֶה אָמְרוּ מָעָה כֶסֶף וּשְׁתֵּי כֶסֶף, זֶה וָזֶה מְרֻבֶּה – עַל זֶה נֶאֱמַר **אִישׁ כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֹ, כְּבִרְכַּת ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָךְ**.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(*Ibid*. 17) "according to the blessing of the L-rd your G-d that He has given to you": From here they ruled: One who has many "eaters" (i.e., a large family) and little wealth brings many peace-offerings (wherewith to feed his family) and few burnt-offerings, (these being entirely consumed). One who has few "eaters" and much wealth brings few peace-offerings and many burnt-offerings. (One who has) little of both, of such a one they said: a *m'ah* of silver and two (pieces) of silver. (One who has) an abundance of both — of such a one it is written "Each man, according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of the L-rd your G-d that He has given to you" (i.e., he gives both in abundance.)