Sheviis 1:1 — Plowing an Orchard before Shemittah

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Plowing an Orchard before Shemittah

חֲרִישַׁת שְׂדֵה הָאִילָן בְּעֶרֶב שְׁבִיעִית
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Mishnah שביעית א׳:א׳ · Sheviis 1:1
עַד אֵימָתַי חוֹרְשִׁין בִּשְׂדֵה הָאִילָן עֶרֶב שְׁבִיעִית.
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהוּא יָפֶה לַפֶּרִי.
וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, עַד הָעֲצֶרֶת.
וּקְרוֹבִין דִּבְרֵי אֵלּוּ לִהְיוֹת כְּדִבְרֵי אֵלּוּ:
Until when may one plow in an orchard on erev Sheviis?
Beis Shammai say: as long as it benefits the fruit.
and Beis Hillel say: until Atzeres.
And the words of these are close to being like the words of those:

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