Sheviis 5:3 — Luf left in the ground past Sheviis

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נושא · Topicלוּף שֶׁעָבְרָה עָלָיו שְׁבִיעִיתLuf left in the ground past Sheviis
This Mishnah is:a case · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ה׳:ג׳ · Sheviis 5:3
לוּף שֶׁעָבְרָה עָלָיו שְׁבִיעִית,
רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, אִם לָקְטוּ הָעֲנִיִּים אֶת עָלָיו, לָקָטוּ. וְאִם לָאו, יַעֲשֶׂה חֶשְׁבּוֹן עִם הָעֲנִיִּים.
רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר, אִם לָקְטוּ הָעֲנִיִּים אֶת עָלָיו, לָקָטוּ. וְאִם לָאו, אֵין לָעֲנִיִּים עָלָיו חֶשְׁבּוֹן:
Arum over which Sheviis has passed -
Rabbi Eliezer says: if the poor gathered its leaves, they have gathered [and it is theirs]. And if not, he must make a reckoning with the poor.
Rabbi Yehoshua says: if the poor gathered its leaves, they have gathered. And if not, the poor have no reckoning against him:
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Luf left in the ground past Sheviis
CaseRulingReason
What rights do the poor have in luf that grew through Sheviis and was dug up in the eighth year?Rabbi Eliezer: If they gathered its leaves during Sheviis — theirs, rightly; if not — he pays the poor their share of its value (half for each year it grew)
Rabbi Yehoshua: Either way — no payment owed
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