Midrash for Chullin 269:50
רבא אמר
- The word 'first' [they say] interrupts the subject-matter.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The verse reads: The first of thy corn . . and the first of the fleece of thy sheep shalt thou give him. The fact that Scripture repeats the word 'first' in regard to the fleece indicates that it is quite distinct from the foregoing, and no inference may be made therefrom.');"><sup>28</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
"your flock": and not that of others (i.e., of gentiles [that you have purchased]). From here it was ruled that one who purchases the shearing of a flock belonging to gentiles is exempt from the (obligation of) the first of the shearing. The shearing of his flock (that he purchased) from his neighbor — if the seller left over (of the shearing itself) for himself, the seller is liable (for the first of the shearing); if he did not, (i.e., if he told the buyer: The first of the shearing of the Cohein is with you), the buyer is liable.
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Sifrei Devarim
"shall you give to him": There must be enough for a gift — whence they ruled: How much does he give him? The weight of five selaim in Yehudah, which is ten in the Galil, cleansed, for the making of a small garment.
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