Sifrei Devarim Paragraph 66

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Sifrei Devarim 66:1

(דברים יב ט) עַד מָתַי? כִּי לֹא בָאתֶם עַד עָתָּה וְגוֹ׳, לִתֵּן הֶתֵּר בַּבָּמָה בֵּין מְנוּחָה לְנַחֲלָה.

Trans. by Marty Jaffee, 2015

Pisqa’ 66⁵⁸

Until when [did sacrifice at cultic sites continue]? “For you have yet to reach the refuge and the inheritance (Dt. 12:9)— permission to use the cultic sites was granted from the time of taking refuge in the Land till the time of receiving the inheritance of the Land.

footnotes: ⁵⁸ H:120-121;JN1:198.

Sifrei Devarim 66:2

נַחֲלָה זוֹ שִׁילֹה, ״מְנוּחָה״ זוֹ יְרוּשָׁלִַם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים קלב יד): ״זֹאת מְנוּחָתִי עֲדֵי עַד״. דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: חִלּוּף הֵם הַדְּבָרִים.

Trans. by Marty Jaffee, 2015

Now, refuge refers to the cultic site at Shiloh, while inheritance refers to Jerusalem

“*This* [i.e., “Zion”] is my *refuge* forever” (Ps. 132:14)

words of R. Shimon.

R. Judah says

matters must be just the opposite, [for refuge clearly refers to Jerusalem, **while, inheritance refers to Shiloh]!**⁵⁹

And “inheritance?” This is Jerusalem,

As it is said: (Dt. 12:9) . . :

Words of R. Judah

R.. Shimon says:

“Inheritance”—this is Shiloh;

“refuge”—this is Jerusalem,

As it is said: (Ps. 132;14).

Compare Pisqa’ 1.28 on the epithet, “refuge” applied to Jerusalem. See also H:423, n.2 (66).

footnotes: ⁵⁹ //T. Zev.13:20. The toseftan parallel offers a smoother reading of the dispute between R. Judah and R. Shimon over the epithets applicable to Shilo and Jerusalem:What is represented by “refuge?” This is Shiloh.