Sheviis 3:8 — Terraces at the ravines

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נושא · Topicמַדְרֵגוֹת עַל פִּי הַגֵּאָיוֹתTerraces at the ravines
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Mishnah שביעית ג׳:ח׳ · Sheviis 3:8
אֵין בּוֹנִין מַדְרֵגוֹת עַל פִּי הַגֵּאָיוֹת עֶרֶב שְׁבִיעִית מִשֶּׁפָּסְקוּ הַגְּשָׁמִים, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מְתַקְּנָן לַשְּׁבִיעִית.
אֲבָל בּוֹנֶה הוּא בַּשְּׁבִיעִית מִשֶּׁפָּסְקוּ גְּשָׁמִים, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מְתַקְּנָן לְמוֹצָאֵי שְׁבִיעִית.
וְלֹא יִסְמֹךְ בְּעָפָר,
אֲבָל עוֹשֶׂה הוּא חַיִץ.
כָּל אֶבֶן שֶׁהוּא יָכוֹל לִפְשֹׁט אֶת יָדוֹ וְלִטְּלָהּ, הֲרֵי זוֹ תִּנָּטֵל:
One may not build terraces at the mouths of ravines on erev Sheviis once the rains have stopped, because he is preparing them for Sheviis.
But he may build in Sheviis [itself] once the rains have stopped, because he is preparing them for the year after Sheviis.
And he may not pack [it] with earth,
but he may make a barrier.
Any stone that he can reach out his hand and take, that one may be taken:
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Terraces at the ravines▾
CaseRulingReason
May terraces be built at the ravines on erev Sheviis, once the rains stop?Noמִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מְתַקְּנָן לַשְּׁבִיעִית — he is readying them for Sheviis
And may he build on Sheviis itself, once the rains stop?Yesמִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מְתַקְּנָן לְמוֹצָאֵי שְׁבִיעִית — he is readying them for after Sheviis
May he bank the terrace with earth?No — but he makes a chayitz, the bare stone wall alone—
Which stones may he take while building?Any within arm's reach—
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