Negative Commandment 109 (Digest)
Selling the Animal Tithe
"It shall not be redeemed"—Leviticus 27:33.
It is forbidden to sell the Animal Tithe, in any condition whatsoever—whether live or slaughtered, whether the animal is whole or blemished.
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> And the 109th prohibition is that we are forbidden from selling a tithed animal;) in any way.;)
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement,;) "Do not redeem it."
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> The Sifra says, "Regarding the tithed animal it is written, 'do not redeem it.' It may not be sold, whether live or slaughtered, whether unblemished or blemished."
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> The details of this mitzvah as well as the preceding one;) are explained in tractate Bechoros;) and in the beginning of tractate Ma'aser Sheini.;)
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> Ma'aser beheimah. See P78.
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> I.e., it may neither be redeemed nor sold. This is in contrast with the firstborn animal, which may not be redeemed, but may be sold. See N108.
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> Lev. 27:33.
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> N108.
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> 31b.
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Positive Commandment 69 (Digest)
The Sin Offering
"And if any one of the people sins unintentionally"—Leviticus 4:27.
If someone inadvertently transgresses a grave sin, he is obligated to bring an animal Sin Offering.
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> And the 69th mitzvah is that we are commanded that one who unintentionally transgressed any one of the serious, well-known;) prohibitions must bring a sin-offering.
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> The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement;) (exalted be He), "If any person commits an inadvertent violation."
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> This is the "fixed sin-offering" [chatos kavua], since it is always an animal.;)
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> The details of this mitzvah are explained in tractate Horayos;) and Kerisus,;) and in several places in Shabbos,;)Shavuos,;) and Zevachim.
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> These are the prohibitions for which the punishment is kares. There are 43 such transgressions, as enumerated in the beginning of tractate Kerisus.
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> Lev. 4:27.
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> Unlike other sin-offerings, that are not always animals. See P72.
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