Monday, September 12, 2011

What is meant by ולא נתתי ממנו למת?

What follows is part of the liturgy established by the Torah for offering tithes:
I have not eaten [from the food] while I was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor have I deposited any of it with the dead. (ולא נתתי ממנו למת) I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything you commanded me.
What is meant by ולא נתתי ממנו למת? Did we ever deposit food with the dead? Why yes, most likely we did.

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