Commentary for Nedarim 109:3
ר' מאיר אומר הנודר מן התבואה וכו': אמר ר' יוחנן הכל מודים בנודר מן התבואה שאין אסור אלא מחמשת המינין תניא נמי הכי שוין בנודר מן התבואה שאין אסור אלא מה' המינין פשיטא מהו דתימא תבואה כל מילי משמע קמשמע לן דלא משמע כל מילי
To this R. Joseph objected: And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn [dagan] wine and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Chron. XXXI, 5: The emphasis laid upon the abundance of their offering implies that they brought more tithes than required by Biblical law. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> But should you say that DAGAN implies everything that can be heaped up, what is meant by, And as soon as the commandment came abroad they brought in abundance?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since they were obliged to tithe DAGAN by Biblical law, and DAGAN includes all things that can be heaped up, what did they add to the Biblical ordinance? (Rashi). Asheri explains: since DAGAN includes all things that can be heaped up, what else be implied by the phrase 'and all the increase of the field'? ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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