The possuk (23:19) says רֵאשִׁ֗ית בִּכּוּרֵי֙ אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ תָּבִ֕יא בֵּ֖ית י״י֣ אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לֹֽא־תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ׃. Rashi says ראשית בכורי אדמתך – אף השביעית חייבת בביכורים, לכך נאמרה אף כאן. (That is earlier in the parsha it referred to שביעית.) The Maharal asks בודאי טעות סופר הוא, דאיך שייך דיהיה השביעית חייב בביכורים, שאיך קורא אני כאן ״ועתה הבאתי ראשית פרי האדמה אשר נתת לי״ (דברים כו, י), דהא לא לו נתן, ואיך שייך שחייב בביכורים: (See also Mizrachi that brings that some take out this from Rashi.) Well assuming we have the Rashi as is, the Or Hachayim in Ki Savo (26:12) writes the opposite, that שביעית doesn't have an obligation of ביכורים. The Minchas Chinuch (91:2) wonders how he disagrees with Rashi without any source.
The Binyan Av volume 5 #60 says its no contradiction. There are two aspects to the obligation of ביכורים. In Ki Savo we learn about bikkurim with the obligation of reading the parsha which is about thanking Hashem for all He has given to you. That obligation is linked specifically to the land. It is an obligation of the land that requires you to bring bikkurim. However, at the end of every time the Torah speaks about the holidays, the same possuk crops up, רֵאשִׁ֗ית בִּכּוּרֵי֙ אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ תָּבִ֕יא בֵּ֖ית י״י֣ אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לֹֽא־תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ. We understand that bikkurim is linked to Shavuot so its mentioned there, but why is basar bechalav thrown in? The Targum Yonason on the possuk in this week's parsha says לית אתון רשאין לא למבשלא ולא למיכול בשר וחלב מערבין כחדא דלא יתקף רוגזי ואיבשיל עיבוריכון דגנא וקשא תריהון כחדא. Similarly, in Ki Sesa (the difference in crop destruction is noted by the ביאור יונתן,) לית אתון רשאין למבשלא ולא למיכול בשר וחלב תריהון מערבין כחדא דלא יתקוף רוגזי בכון וארשין פירי אילניכון עם בוסרא בליבלוביהון וטרפיהון כחדא. For some reason eating basar bechalav will lead to the crops being destroyed so there won't be any bikkurim. Here, the focus is on the growth of the crops of the field. Just as the we offer water on Sukkot, wheat on Shavuot and barley on Pesach to ensure beracha in the growth of our crops, so too we offer bikkurim to ensure a beracha in our crops. This is an obligation on the individual, not on the land.
The Binyan Av volume 5 #60 says its no contradiction. There are two aspects to the obligation of ביכורים. In Ki Savo we learn about bikkurim with the obligation of reading the parsha which is about thanking Hashem for all He has given to you. That obligation is linked specifically to the land. It is an obligation of the land that requires you to bring bikkurim. However, at the end of every time the Torah speaks about the holidays, the same possuk crops up, רֵאשִׁ֗ית בִּכּוּרֵי֙ אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ תָּבִ֕יא בֵּ֖ית י״י֣ אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לֹֽא־תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל גְּדִ֖י בַּחֲלֵ֥ב אִמּֽוֹ. We understand that bikkurim is linked to Shavuot so its mentioned there, but why is basar bechalav thrown in? The Targum Yonason on the possuk in this week's parsha says לית אתון רשאין לא למבשלא ולא למיכול בשר וחלב מערבין כחדא דלא יתקף רוגזי ואיבשיל עיבוריכון דגנא וקשא תריהון כחדא. Similarly, in Ki Sesa (the difference in crop destruction is noted by the ביאור יונתן,) לית אתון רשאין למבשלא ולא למיכול בשר וחלב תריהון מערבין כחדא דלא יתקוף רוגזי בכון וארשין פירי אילניכון עם בוסרא בליבלוביהון וטרפיהון כחדא. For some reason eating basar bechalav will lead to the crops being destroyed so there won't be any bikkurim. Here, the focus is on the growth of the crops of the field. Just as the we offer water on Sukkot, wheat on Shavuot and barley on Pesach to ensure beracha in the growth of our crops, so too we offer bikkurim to ensure a beracha in our crops. This is an obligation on the individual, not on the land.
The Or Hachayim is talking about the obligation of the land, for that שביעית is exempt; there is no owner, there is no reading of the parsha. However, the secondary obligation to just bring bikkurim as an obligation on the individual, that Rashi says applies by שביעית as well.
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