Daf Yomi - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Oct 7, 2026 · 19 min · 4 segments
Bechoros - Page 19a https://www.torahrecordings.com/tlamud/005_seder_kodshim/004/019a
Chaim WolosowHost
The pasuk says, "Kadesh li kol bechor poter kol racham baadam ubabehema li hu," that the first opening of the womb by man or by the animal belongs to me.
So from this, it's understood that the baby that opens up the wombs first is consecrated with Bechorot.
There is a further pasuk with regards to a Bechor of an animal in Devarim perek tazvav pasuk yud tes.
Over there it says, "Kol habechor asher yivoleid bivkorkom," all the firstborn that will be born in the cattle, "ubetzoncha," the sheep, "hazacher de-meah taglish lashem elokecha." [lip smacks] So in this Mishnah that we're going to learn now, there is a disagreement between the Tana'im in the meaning of these two verses.
If it's possible to say that one should be a Bechor, um, even though he did not, um, come through the, uh, womb.
A Bechor of the animal who was born not by means of the womb, but they took him out through the wall of the stomach, means yotzei dofen.
And vehabo acharo, and also the baby that, uh, came, uh, following him, but that one was born normally through the, through the womb.
[lip smacks] So Rabbi Tarfon omer, Rabbi Tarfon says, "Shneiem yiru achi yis'tavu," that both of these are doubtful Bechorot, and therefore they should, uh, feed, uh, pasture until they become, um, unfit for the Mizbeach by having a mom.
And then once they have the mom, the owners will eat them because since, uh, they're a safek Bechor, because Rabbi Tarfon isn't sure whether a Bechor who was born first, but he did not come through the womb, he's not the first one, the peter echad that comes in the womb, like the yotzei dofen, or the other way around, or what happens...
Or the one who opens the womb, who's not a Bechor, not the first one born, and that is the one that comes after the, uh, baby was taken out through the wall, whether they're Bechor or not.
So therefore, they're both safek Bechor, and therefore we wait till they get a mom and the owners eat them with, uh... after they have the mom.
Rabbi Akiva omer, Rabbi Akiva says, "Shneiem einam Bechor," that both of these, uh, whether the one who came out through the dofen, through the wall, or the one that comes out through the womb, einam Bechor are not Bechorot.
Harishon, the real first one is mipnei sheeinei peter echad, 'cause he's not coming through the womb.
Uh, vehashni, and the second one, uh, who does come through the womb, nesheh kodme acher because another baby came before him.
So Rabbi Akiva holds that the Kedushei Bechor only applies to somebody who is both, who opens the womb and is also the first one born.
Rabbi Tarfon who holds that they should, um, uh, pasture until they get a mom is mesakfei.
The pasuk says, "Kadesh li kol bechor poter kol racham baadam ubabehema li hu," that the first opening of the womb by man or by the animal belongs to me.
So from this, it's understood that the baby that opens up the wombs first is consecrated with Bechorot.
There is a further pasuk with regards to a Bechor of an animal in Devarim perek tazvav pasuk yud tes.
Over there it says, "Kol habechor asher yivoleid bivkorkom," all the firstborn that will be born in the cattle, "ubetzoncha," the sheep, "hazacher de-meah taglish lashem elokecha." [lip smacks] So in this Mishnah that we're going to learn now, there is a disagreement between the Tana'im in the meaning of these two verses.
If it's possible to say that one should be a Bechor, um, even though he did not, um, come through the, uh, womb.
A Bechor of the animal who was born not by means of the womb, but they took him out through the wall of the stomach, means yotzei dofen.
And vehabo acharo, and also the baby that, uh, came, uh, following him, but that one was born normally through the, through the womb.
[lip smacks] So Rabbi Tarfon omer, Rabbi Tarfon says, "Shneiem yiru achi yis'tavu," that both of these are doubtful Bechorot, and therefore they should, uh, feed, uh, pasture until they become, um, unfit for the Mizbeach by having a mom.
And then once they have the mom, the owners will eat them because since, uh, they're a safek Bechor, because Rabbi Tarfon isn't sure whether a Bechor who was born first, but he did not come through the womb, he's not the first one, the peter echad that comes in the womb, like the yotzei dofen, or the other way around, or what happens...
Or the one who opens the womb, who's not a Bechor, not the first one born, and that is the one that comes after the, uh, baby was taken out through the wall, whether they're Bechor or not.
So therefore, they're both safek Bechor, and therefore we wait till they get a mom and the owners eat them with, uh... after they have the mom.
Rabbi Akiva omer, Rabbi Akiva says, "Shneiem einam Bechor," that both of these, uh, whether the one who came out through the dofen, through the wall, or the one that comes out through the womb, einam Bechor are not Bechorot.
Harishon, the real first one is mipnei sheeinei peter echad, 'cause he's not coming through the womb.
Uh, vehashni, and the second one, uh, who does come through the womb, nesheh kodme acher because another baby came before him.
So Rabbi Akiva holds that the Kedushei Bechor only applies to somebody who is both, who opens the womb and is also the first one born.
Rabbi Tarfon who holds that they should, um, uh, pasture until they get a mom is mesakfei.
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