Sheviis 5:6 — Which tools a craftsman may sell in Sheviis

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נושא · Topicמְכִירַת כֵּלִים בַּשְּׁבִיעִיתWhich tools a craftsman may sell in Sheviis
This Mishnah is:drawing the boundarywhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ה׳:ו׳ · Sheviis 5:6
אֵלּוּ כֵלִים שֶׁאֵין הָאֻמָּן רַשַּׁאי לְמָכְרָם בַּשְּׁבִיעִית,
מַחֲרֵשָׁה וְכָל כֵּלֶיהָ,
הָעוֹל,
וְהַמִּזְרֶה,
וְהַדָּקָר.
אֲבָל מוֹכֵר הוּא מַגַּל יָד וּמַגַּל קָצִיר, וַעֲגָלָה וְכָל כֵּלֶיהָ.
זֶה הַכְּלָל, כָּל שֶׁמְּלַאכְתּוֹ מְיֻחֶדֶת לַעֲבֵרָה, אָסוּר.
לְאִסּוּר וּלְהֶתֵּר, מֻתָּר:
These are the tools that a craftsman may not sell in Sheviis:
a plow and all its parts,
the yoke,
the winnowing fork,
and the [digging] hoe.
But he may sell a hand-sickle, a harvesting sickle, a wagon and all its parts.
This is the rule: anything whose use is designated for a transgression is forbidden.
[Anything used] for both a forbidden and a permitted [purpose] is permitted:
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case/objectrestrictive rulingpermissive rulinggeneral rule
Summary Chart
Which tools a craftsman may sell in Sheviis▾
CaseRulingReason
Which tools may a craftsman not sell during Sheviis?A plow and all its parts
the yoke
the winnowing fork
the digging hoe		—
And which may he sell?A hand-sickle
a harvesting sickle
a wagon and all its parts		—
What is the rule (zeh haklal)?A tool only for forbidden work — assur;
for both forbidden and permitted — mutar		—
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