Sheviis 4:4 — Thinning an Olive Grove

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Thinning an Olive Grove

הַמֵּדֵל בַּזֵּיתִים
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Mishnah שביעית ד׳:ד׳ · Sheviis 4:4
הַמֵּדֵל בַּזֵּיתִים,
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, יָגוֹם.
וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, יְשָׁרֵשׁ.
וּמוֹדִים בְּמַחֲלִיק, עַד שֶׁיָּגוֹם.
אֵיזֶה הוּא הַמֵּדֵל,
אֶחָד אוֹ שְׁנַיִם.
הַמַּחֲלִיק, שְׁלֹשָׁה, זֶה בְצַד זֶה.
בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁלּוֹ,
אֲבָל מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ, אַף הַמַּחֲלִיק, יְשָׁרֵשׁ:
One who thins out olive trees -
Beis Shammai say: he must cut it level.
and Beis Hillel say: he may uproot.
But they agree, regarding one who clears a patch, that he may only cut level.
Who is [called] one who thins out?
[One who removes] one or two.
One who clears a patch [removes] three, side by side.
In what case is this said? when [taking] from his own [field],
but [taking] from his fellow's [field], even one who clears a patch may uproot:

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