Commentary for Bava Batra 162:5

בשלמא תרומה גדולה יהיב לה לכהן מעשר שני נמי יהיב ליה לכהן מעשר עני נמי יהיב ליה לכהן עני אלא מעשר ראשון דלוי הוא למאן יהיב ליה

The poor man's tithe,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Poor man's tithe is given in place of the second tithe (v. supra n. 8.) in the third, and sixth year of the septennial period. ');">¹³</span> also, he gives to a poor priest,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' No other poor may eat them lest they are bikkurim. (Cf. supra n. 9). ');">¹⁴</span> but to whom does he give the first tithe which belongs to the Levite? — He gives it to a priest in accordance with [the decision of] R. Eleazar b. Azariah. For it has been taught: <i>terumah</i> gedolah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra n. 7, ');">¹⁵</span>

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