Sheviis 8:1 — Using Produce as Intended

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Using Produce as Intended

הַמְיֻחָד לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם
Mishnah שביעית ח׳:א׳ · Sheviis 8:1
כְּלָל גָּדוֹל אָמְרוּ בַּשְּׁבִיעִית,
כָּל הַמְיֻחָד לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם,
אֵין עוֹשִׂין מִמֶּנּוּ מְלוּגְמָא לָאָדָם,
וְאֵין צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר לַבְּהֵמָה.
וְכָל שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְיֻחָד לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם,
עוֹשִׂין מִמֶּנּוּ מְלוּגְמָא לְאָדָם,
אֲבָל לֹא לִבְהֵמָה.
וְכָל שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְיֻחָד לֹא לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם וְלֹא לְמַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה,
חָשַׁב עָלָיו לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם וּלְמַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה,
נוֹתְנִין עָלָיו חֻמְרֵי אָדָם וְחֻמְרֵי בְהֵמָה.
חָשַׁב עָלָיו לְעֵצִים,
הֲרֵי הוּא כְעֵצִים,
כְּגוֹן הַסִּיאָה וְהָאֵזוֹב וְהַקּוֹרָנִית:
A great rule they stated concerning Sheviis:
anything designated for human food,
one may not make from it a poultice for a person,
and needless to say, not for an animal.
And anything not designated for human food,
one may make from it a poultice for a person,
but not for an animal.
And anything designated neither for human food nor for animal food -
[if] he intended it for [both] human food and animal food,
one imposes on it the stringencies of [both] human [food] and animal [food].
[If] he intended it for firewood,
it is like firewood,
such as savory, hyssop, and thyme:

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