Sheviis 4:2 — A field worked in violation of Sheviis

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נושא · Topicשָׂדֶה שֶׁנִּטַּיְּבָהA field worked in violation of Sheviis
This Mishnah is:a case · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ד׳:ב׳ · Sheviis 4:2
שָׂדֶה שֶׁנִּתְקַוְּצָה, תִּזָּרַע בְּמוֹצָאֵי שְׁבִיעִית.
שֶׁנִּטַּיְּבָה אוֹ שֶׁנִּדַּיְּרָה, לֹא תִזָּרַע בְּמוֹצָאֵי שְׁבִיעִית.
שָׂדֶה שֶׁנִּטַּיְּבָה,
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, אֵין אוֹכְלִין פֵּרוֹתֶיהָ בַּשְּׁבִיעִית,
וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, אוֹכְלִין.
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, אֵין אוֹכְלִין פֵּרוֹת שְׁבִיעִית בְּטוֹבָה,
וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, אוֹכְלִין בְּטוֹבָה וְשֶׁלֹּא בְטוֹבָה.
רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, חִלּוּף הַדְּבָרִים,
זוֹ מִקֻּלֵּי בֵית שַׁמַּאי וּמֵחֻמְרֵי בֵית הִלֵּל:
A field that was cleared of thorns may be sown in the year after Sheviis.
[One] that was improved [by plowing] or manured [by penning], may not be sown in the year after Sheviis.
A field that was improved [by plowing] -
Beis Shammai say: one may not eat its produce in Sheviis,
and Beis Hillel say: one may eat.
Beis Shammai say: one may not eat Sheviis produce [received] as a favor,
and Beis Hillel say: one may eat [it] whether as a favor or not as a favor.
Rabbi Yehuda says: the statements are reversed -
this is [one] of the leniencies of Beis Shammai and the stringencies of Beis Hillel:
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case/objectrestrictive rulingpermissive rulingTannathematically significant
Summary Chart
A field worked in violation of Sheviis▾
CaseRulingReason
May a field cleared of its thorns on Sheviis be sown after Sheviis?Yes—
And one that was well plowed or made an animal pen?No—
May the produce of such an improved field be eaten on Sheviis itself?Beis Shammai: No—
Beis Hillel: Yes—
May Sheviis produce be eaten while thanking the owner for it?Beis Shammai: No—
Beis Hillel: Yes — with thanks or without—
Rabbi Yehuda: Flip the views — here Beis Shammai is the lenient one—
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