Sheviis 4:5 — Covering the cut

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נושא · Topicכִּסּוּי מְקוֹם הַקְּצִיצָהCovering the cut
This Mishnah is:a rule · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ד׳:ה׳ · Sheviis 4:5
הַמַּבְקִיעַ בַּזַּיִת, לֹא יְחַפֵּהוּ בְעָפָר, אֲבָל מְכַסֶּה הוּא בַּאֲבָנִים אוֹ בְקַשׁ.
הַקּוֹצֵץ קוֹרוֹת שִׁקְמָה, לֹא יְחַפֵּהוּ בְעָפָר, אֲבָל מְכַסֶּה הוּא בַּאֲבָנִים אוֹ בְקַשׁ.
אֵין קוֹצְצִין בְּתוּלַת שִׁקְמָה בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא עֲבוֹדָה.
רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, כְּדַרְכָּהּ, אָסוּר,
אֶלָּא אוֹ מַגְבִּיהַּ עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים, אוֹ גוֹמֵם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ:
One who splits [logs from] an olive tree may not cover it with earth, but he may cover it with stones or straw.
One who cuts sycamore beams may not cover it with earth, but he may cover it with stones or straw.
One may not cut a virgin sycamore in Sheviis, because that is [cultivating] work.
Rabbi Yehuda says: [cutting it] in its usual manner is forbidden,
rather, either he cuts high, ten tefachim [up], or levels it [flush] from the ground:
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case/objectrestrictive rulingpermissive rulingTannareasoncondition
Structure
The Mishnah's Structure▾
בְּתוּלַת שִׁקְמָה — כְּדַרְכָּהּ אָסוּררַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵרעֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִיםמַגְבִּיהַּ עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִיםpermittedכְּדַרְכָּהּ, אָסוּרthe normal cutגוֹמֵם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץpermittedאֵין קוֹצְצִין בְּתוּלַת שִׁקְמָה בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא עֲבוֹדָה
Summary Chart
Covering the cut▾
CaseRulingReason
After taking wood off an olive or sycamore, how may the cut be covered?Not with earth — with stones or straw—
May a virgin sycamore be cut on Sheviis?Tanna Kamma: Noמִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא עֲבוֹדָה — it is the way of work
Rabbi Yehuda: Not in the normal way — either ten tefachim up, or flush with the ground—
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