Sheviis 3:3 — Heaps, a store, a small start

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נושא · Topicאַשְׁפַּתּוֹת וְאוֹצָר שֶׁל זֶבֶלHeaps, a store, a small start
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Mishnah שביעית ג׳:ג׳ · Sheviis 3:3
עוֹשֶׂה אָדָם אֶת שָׂדֵהוּ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁלֹשׁ אַשְׁפַּתּוֹת לְבֵית סְאָה.
יָתֵר מִכָּאן, מַחֲצִיב, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן.
וַחֲכָמִים אוֹסְרִין, עַד שֶׁיַּעֲמִיק שְׁלֹשָׁה, אוֹ עַד שֶׁיַּגְבִּיהַּ שְׁלֹשָׁה.
עוֹשֶׂה אָדָם אֶת זִבְלוֹ אוֹצָר.
רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹסֵר, עַד שֶׁיַּעֲמִיק שְׁלֹשָׁה, אוֹ עַד שֶׁיַּגְבִּיהַּ שְׁלֹשָׁה.
הָיָה לוֹ דָבָר מֻעָט, מוֹסִיף עָלָיו וְהוֹלֵךְ.
רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה אוֹסֵר, עַד שֶׁיַּעֲמִיק שְׁלֹשָׁה, אוֹ עַד שֶׁיַּגְבִּיהַּ שְׁלֹשָׁה, אוֹ עַד שֶׁיִּתֵּן עַל הַסָּלַע:
A person may make his field into three heaps per beis se'ah.
More than this, he may dig down [into the field], the words of Rabbi Shimon.
But the Chachamim forbid [it], unless he digs down three [tefachim], or raises [it] three.
A person may make his manure into a storage pile.
Rabbi Meir forbids [it], unless he digs down three, or raises [it] three.
If he had [only] a small amount, he may keep adding to it.
Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah forbids [it], unless he digs down three, or raises [it] three, or places [it] on rock:
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case/objectrestrictive rulingpermissive rulingTannacondition
Structure
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עוֹשֶׂה אָדָם אֶת זִבְלוֹ אוֹצָר עַד שֶׁיַּעֲמִיק שְׁלֹשָׁה sunk three tefachim עַד שֶׁיַּגְבִּיהַּ שְׁלֹשָׁה raised three tefachim עַד שֶׁיִּתֵּן עַל הַסָּלַע on bare rock
Summary Chart
Heaps, a store, a small start▾
CaseRulingReason
May one make more than the three heaps per beis se'ah?Rabbi Shimon: Yes — he shapes the extra as a machtzev—
Chachamim: No — unless he digs it down three tefachim or raises it three—
May he make all his manure into one large store (otzar)?Yes—
Rabbi Meir: No — unless he digs it down three or raises it three—
And if he has only a small amount?He keeps adding to it—
Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya: Not unless he digs down three, raises it three, or sets it on bedrock (sela)—
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