Today's Mishnah Yomi
Bechoros 1:6 - 1:7
The Mishnah Yomi for Sunday, November 30, 2025 is Bechoros 1:6 - 1:7
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Bechoros Perek 1 Mishnah 6
בכורות פרק א׳ משנה ו׳
Bartenura
כחמש סלעים של פדיון הבן. דחייב באחריותו:
כפדיון מעשר שני. דאם אבד אינו חייב באחריותו. דההיא כסף חייביה רחמנא לאכול בירושלים והא אזל ליה. וטעמא דר׳ אליעזר, שכן מצינו שהקיש הכתוב פטר חמור לבכור אדם, שנאמר ופטר חמור תפדה בשה וגו׳ וכל בכור בניך תפדה. וחכ״א אך פדה תפדה את בכור האדם ואת בכור הבהמה הטמאה תפדה, לפדייה הקשתיו ולא לדבר אחר:
שאין כאן לכהן כלום. שאין חייב באחריותו, כרבנן. וכן הלכה:
מת פטר חמור. לאחר שהפריש הפדיון ועדיין לא נתנו לכהן:
רבי אליעזר אומר יקבר. דהואיל והוא חייב באחריות הטלה, כמאן דלא אפרשיה דמי:
ומותר. ישראל בהנאתו של טלה כמי שלא הפרישו:
אין צריך להקבר. דמעידנא דאפרשיה לטלה קם ליה ברשות כהן והופקעה קדושתו של פטר חמור. וכן הלכה:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Bechoros Perek 1 Mishnah 7
בכורות פרק א׳ משנה ז׳
Bartenura
קופיץ (hatchet) – a large knife like a small ax that the butchers cut with it the meat.
ועורפו – that is that he cuts off its head from the border of the neck.
וקוברו – because it is prohibited to derive benefit after breaking the neck [of the heifer].
מצות יעידה – regarding a Hebrew maidservant.
בראשונה שהיו מתכוונים לשם מצוה – and they (i.e., the Sages) would say the dead husband’s brother (brother-in-law who marries his wife) , for the sake of beauty, for the sake of money, they would come in contact with illicit sexual behavior that was not in the place [of the fulfillment] of the commandment [of levirate marriage]. But this is not the Halakha, but rather since the prohibition of marrying the wife of one’s brother has no effect from her, when his brother died without children, behold, she is completely permitted to him, and even a sister-in-law (i.e., widow of a brother who died without issue) for the sake of beauty or for the sake of money.
מצות גאולה באדון – who decides by lottery the donation of an animal to the Temple treasury, the commandment of its redemption is by the owner prior to all individuals, because he adds the one-fifth.
קופיץ. סכין גדול כמין גרזן קטן שהקצבים מחתכים בו בשר:
ועורפו. היינו שחותך ראשו ממול ערפו:
וקוברו. לפי שאסור בהנאה לאחר עריפה:
מצות יעידה. באמה העבריה:
בראשונה שהיו מתכוונים לשם מצוה. והיו אומרים המיבם לשם נוי לשם ממון הוי פוגע בערוה שלא במקום מצוה. ואין כן הלכה, אלא הואיל ופקע איסור אשת אח מינה כשמת אחיו בלא בנים הרי הותרה לו לגמרי ואפילו יבמה לשם נוי ולשם ממון:
מצות גאולה באדון. המתפיס בהמה לבדק הבית, מצות פדייתה באדון קודם לכל אדם, שהוא מוסיף את החומש:
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בחמש סלעים של פדיון הבן – for they are liable for it (i.e., the five Selas for the redemption price of the first-born male).
כפדיון מעשר שני – that if he lost it, he is not liable for it (i.e., to replace the redemption of the Second Tithe). For that money, the All-Merciful made him liable to eat in Jerusalem and it left him. And the reason of Rabbi Eliezer is that we found that Scripture made an analogy between the first-born of the donkey and the first born of a human, as it states (Exodus 34:20): “But the firstling of an ass you shall redeem with a sheep; [if you do not redeem it, you must break its neck.] And you must redeem every first-born among your sons.” But the Sages state (Numbers 18:15): “But you shall have the fist-born of man redeemed, and you shall also have the firstling of unclean animals redeemed.” For redemption, the analogy was made but not for another thing.
ואין כאן לכהן כלום – and he (i.e., the Kohen) is not liable for it, according to the Rabbis. And such is the Halakha.
מת פטר חמור – after he (i.e., the owner) set aside the redemption, but he had not as yet given it to the Kohen.
רבי אליעזר אומר יקבר – for since he is liable for the lamb, it is like someone who had not separated it.
ומותר – an Israelite [is permitted] in deriving benefit from the lamb, for it is like someone who did not separate it.
אין צריך להקבר – that from the time that I will separate the lamb, it becomes the property of the Kohen and the sanctity of the firstborn ass is released.