Sheviis 4:6 — Trimming vines and cutting reeds

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נושא · Topicהַמְזַנֵּב בִּגְפָנִיםTrimming vines and cutting reeds
This Mishnah is:a case · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ד׳:ו׳ · Sheviis 4:6
הַמְזַנֵּב בִּגְפָנִים וְהַקּוֹצֵץ קָנִים,
רַבִּי יוֹסֵי הַגְּלִילִי אוֹמֵר, יַרְחִיק טֶפַח.
רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, קוֹצֵץ כְּדַרְכּוֹ, בַּקַּרְדֹּם אוֹ בַמַּגָּל, וּבַמְּגֵרָה, וּבְכָל מַה שֶׁיִּרְצֶה.
אִילָן שֶׁנִּפְשַׁח, קוֹשְׁרִין אוֹתוֹ בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, לֹא שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה, אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא יוֹסִיף:
One who trims vines or cuts reeds -
Rabbi Yose HaGelili says: he must distance [it] a tefach.
Rabbi Akiva says: he cuts in his usual manner, with an axe or a sickle, with a saw, or with whatever he wishes.
A tree that split, one may bind it in Sheviis - not so that it should heal, but only so that [the damage] not increase:
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Trimming vines and cutting reeds▾
CaseRulingReason
How may one trim vines or cut reeds on Sheviis?Rabbi Yossi Haglili: Leave a tefach—
Rabbi Akiva: Normally — axe, sickle, or saw, as he likes—
May a split tree be tied up?Yes — to keep the split from widening, not to heal it—
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