Sheviis 3:2 — The measure of the dung-heaps

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נושא · Topicעַד כַּמָּה מְזַבְּלִיןThe measure of the dung-heaps
This Mishnah is:drawing the boundarywhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ג׳:ב׳ · Sheviis 3:2
עַד כַּמָּה מְזַבְּלִין,
עַד שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁלֹשׁ אַשְׁפַּתּוֹת לְבֵית סְאָה שֶׁל עֶשֶׂר עֶשֶׂר מַשְׁפֵּלוֹת שֶׁל לֶתֶךְ לֶתֶךְ.
מוֹסִיפִין עַל הַמַּשְׁפֵּלוֹת,
וְאֵין מוֹסִיפִין עַל הָאַשְׁפַּתּוֹת.
רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, אַף עַל הָאַשְׁפַּתּוֹת:
Up to how much may one manure?
Up to three heaps per beis se'ah, of ten baskets each, of a lesech each.
One may add to the baskets,
but one may not add to the [number of] heaps.
Rabbi Shimon says: [one may add] even to the heaps:
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case/objectrestrictive rulingpermissive rulingTannageneral rule
Structure
The Mishnah's Structure
עַד כַּמָּה מְזַבְּלִין עַד שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁלֹשׁ אַשְׁפַּתּוֹת לְבֵית סְאָה רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן the beis se'ah — 50 × 50 amos מוֹסִיפִין עַל הַמַּשְׁפֵּלוֹת each pile may grow וְאֵין מוֹסִיפִין עַל הָאַשְׁפַּתּוֹת no fourth pile — Tanna Kamma רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, אַף עַל הָאַשְׁפַּתּוֹת more piles as well שֶׁל עֶשֶׂר עֶשֶׂר מַשְׁפֵּלוֹת שֶׁל לֶתֶךְ לֶתֶךְ ≈ 1,250 liters a pile storage, not fertilizing
Summary Chart
The measure of the dung-heaps
CaseRulingReason
How much manure may be put down?Three heaps per beis se'ah, each heap of ten mashpelos (baskets) of a lesech
May he go beyond this?Tanna Kamma: Bigger heaps, yesmore heaps, no
Rabbi Shimon: He may add heaps too
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