## Sifrei Devarim Paragraph 74

###### Sifrei Devarim 74:1
[Sifrei Devarim 74:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sifrei%20Devarim/r/74:1)

**נְדָרֶיךָ** – זוֹ עוֹלָה. וְכִי מָה בָּא הַכָּתוּב לְלַמְּדֵנוּ? אִם לְאוֹכֵל עוֹלָה חוּץ לַחוֹמָה – קַל וָחוֹמֶר מִמַּעֲשֵׂר; לִפְנֵי זְרִיקַת דָּמִים – קַל וָחוֹמֶר מִתּוֹדָה וּשְׁלָמִים; לְאַחַר זְרִיקַת דָּמִים – קַל וָחוֹמֶר מִן הַבְּכוֹר; חוּץ לַקְּלָעִים – קַל וָחוֹמֶר מֵחַטָּאת וְאָשָׁם: מָה חַטָּאת וְאָשָׁם, שֶׁמּוּתָּרִים בַּאֲכִילָה, הָאוֹכֵל מֵהֶם חוּץ לַקְּלָעִים עוֹבֵר בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה, עוֹלָה, שֶׁהִיא אֲסוּרָה בַּאֲכִילָה, הָאוֹכֵל מִמֶּנָּה חוּץ לַקְּלָעִים אֵינוֹ דִין שֶׁיְּהֵא עוֹבֵר בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה? הָא לֹא בָּא הַכָּתוּב לְלַמֶּדְךָ אֶלָּא לְאוֹכֵל עוֹלָה בֵּין לִפְנֵי זְרִיקַת דָּמִים בֵּין לְאַחַר זְרִיקַת דָּמִים, בֵּין לִפְנִים מִן הַקְּלָעִים בֵּין חוּץ לַקְּלָעִים שֶׁעוֹבֵר בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(Devarim 12:17) "and all your vows": This refers to burnt-offerings. What does Scripture come to teach us? If (that it is forbidden) to eat of a burnt-offering outside of the wall, this can be derived *a fortiori* from *ma'aser*. If (that it is forbidden) to eat of it before the sprinkling of blood, this can be derived *a fortiori* from sin and peace-offerings. If (that it is forbidden to eat of it) after the sprinkling of its blood, this can be derived *a fortiori* from *bechor*. (If that it is forbidden to eat of it) outside the curtains, this can be derived from sin and guilt-offerings, viz.: If sin and guilt-offerings, which are permitted to be eaten — if one eats of them outside the curtains, he transgresses a positive commandment, then a burnt-offering, which is forbidden to be eaten — if one eats of it outside of the curtains, how much more so does he transgress a positive commandment! The purpose of the verse, then, must be to teach us that if a Cohein eats of a burnt-offering, whether before or after the sprinkling of its blood, whether within or outside the curtains, he transgresses a negative commandment (for the burnt-offering must be *completely* burned).


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:2
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(דברים יב יח) **כִּי אִם לִפְנֵי ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ** – זוֹ שִׁילֹה.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(*Ibid*. 18) "But only *before the L-rd your G-d* shall you eat it": This is (the sanctuary of) Shiloh.


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:3
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**תֹּאכְלֶנּוּ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בּוֹ** – זוֹ יְרוּשָׁלִַם.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"in the place that the L-rd your G-d chooses": This is Jerusalem.


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:4
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**אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ וְעַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתֶךָ**, חָבִיב חָבִיב קוֹדֵם.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"you, your son, your daughter, your man-servant, your maid-servant": in order of affection.


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:5
[Sifrei Devarim 74:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sifrei%20Devarim/r/74:5)

**וְהַלֵּוִי אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ**, כָּל מָקוֹם אַתָּה מוֹצֵא הַלֵּוִי הַזֶּה, לוֹמַר תֵּן לוֹ מֵחֶלְקוֹ! אֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק – תֵּן לוֹ מַעְשַׂר עָנִי! אֵין לוֹ מַעְשַׂר עָנִי – תֵּן לוֹ שְׁלָמִים!

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"and the Levite who is in your gates": Wherever you find a Levite, give him his portion (first-tithe). If he has no portion, he gives him poor-tithe. If he has no poor-tithe, he gives him peace-offerings.


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:6
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(דברים יב יט) **הִשָּׁמֶר** – בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(*Ibid*. 19) "Take heed unto yourself": a negative commandment;


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:7
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**פֶּן** – בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"lest": a negative commandment;


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:8
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**פֶּן תַּעֲזֹב אֶת הַלֵּוִי כָּל יָמֶיךָ** – אֲפִלּוּ שְׁמִטִּים וַאֲפִלּוּ יוֹבְלוֹת.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"all of your days": even *shemitah* and *yovel* years;


###### Sifrei Devarim 74:9
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**עַל אַדְמָתֶךָ** – וְלֹא בַגּוֹלָה.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"upon your land": and not in the exile.