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“A tithe shall you tithe [te’aser]” (Deuteronomy 14:22)? This phrase can be interpreted homiletically: Take a tithe [asser] so that you will become wealthy [titasher], in the merit of the mitzva.
R' Yoḥanan found the young son of Reish Lakish. He said to the boy: Recite to me your verse, i.e., the verse you studied today in school. The boy said to him: “A tithe shall you tithe.” The boy further said to R' Yoḥanan: But what is the meaning of this phrase: “A tithe shall you tithe”? R' Yoḥan
The boy said to him: And is it permitted to test God? But isn’t it written: “You shall not test YHWH your God” (Deuteronomy 6:16)? R' Yoḥanan said to the boy that R' Hoshaya said as follows: It is prohibited to test God in any way, except in this case of tithes, as it is stated: “Bring the whole ti
In relation to the above verse, the Talmud asks: What is the meaning of the phrase: “That there shall be more than sufficiency [ad beli dai]”? Rami bar Ḥama said that Rav said: It means that the abundance will be so great that your lips will be worn out [yivlu], similar to the word beli, from sayi
The Talmud relates another story about the precociousness of this child. And furthermore, on a different occasion R' Yoḥanan found the young son of Reish Lakish, when he was sitting and studying and he was reciting the verse: “The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against YHW