Maaser Sheini 1:5 — Improper Purchases Using Maaser Sheini Money

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Improper Purchases Using Maaser Sheini Money

קְנִיָּה שֶׁלֹּא כָּרָאוּי בְּכֶסֶף מַעֲשֵׂר
Mishnah מעשר שני א׳:ה׳ · Maaser Sheini 1:5
הַלּוֹקֵחַ מַיִם,
וּמֶלַח,
וּפֵרוֹת הַמְחֻבָּרִים לַקַּרְקַע,
אוֹ פֵרוֹת שֶׁאֵינָן יְכוֹלִין לְהַגִּיעַ לִירוּשָׁלַיִם,
לֹא קָנָה מַעֲשֵׂר.
הַלּוֹקֵחַ פֵּרוֹת,
שׁוֹגֵג, יַחְזְרוּ דָמִים לִמְקוֹמָן.
מֵזִיד, יָעֳלוּ וְיֵאָכְלוּ בַמָּקוֹם.
וְאִם אֵין מִקְדָּשׁ, יֵרַקְּבוּ.
One who buys water,
or salt,
or produce still attached to the ground,
or produce that cannot reach Yerushalayim —
the maaser is not acquired.
One who buys produce:
unintentionally (shogeg), the money reverts to its place;
deliberately (meizid), they go up and are eaten in Yerushalayim.
And if there is no Mikdash, they are left to rot.

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