Sheviis 3:3 — Storing Manure

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Storing Manure

אַשְׁפַּתּוֹת וְאוֹצָר שֶׁל זֶבֶל
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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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