Sheviis 8:3 — Selling Sheviis produce

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נושא · Topicמְכִירַת פֵּרוֹת שְׁבִיעִיתSelling Sheviis produce
This Mishnah is:a rule · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ח׳:ג׳ · Sheviis 8:3
אֵין מוֹכְרִין פֵּרוֹת שְׁבִיעִית,
לֹא בְמִדָּה,
וְלֹא בְמִשְׁקָל,
וְלֹא בְמִנְיָן,
וְלֹא תְאֵנִים בְּמִנְיָן,
וְלֹא יָרָק בְּמִשְׁקָל.
בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים,
אַף לֹא אֲגֻדּוֹת.
וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים,
אֶת שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לֶאֱגֹד בַּבַּיִת,
אוֹגְדִין אוֹתוֹ בַּשּׁוּק,
כְּגוֹן הַכְּרֵשִׁין וְנֵץ הֶחָלָב:
One may not sell Sheviis produce,
not by measure,
nor by weight,
nor by count,
nor figs by count,
nor vegetables by weight.
Beis Shammai say:
not even in bundles.
and Beis Hillel say:
what is normally bundled at home,
one may bundle in the market,
such as leeks and star-of-Bethlehem:
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Structure
The Mishnah's Structure▾
By measure, weight, or count — the same triad returns in Terumos.
אֵין מוֹכְרִין פֵּרוֹת שְׁבִיעִית לֹא בְמִדָּה no measured fill וְלֹא בְמִשְׁקָל no weighed sale וְלֹא בְמִנְיָן no counted sale sold loose, for less — sheviis, not merchandise
Summary Chart
Selling Sheviis produce▾
CaseRulingReason
May Sheviis produce be sold by measure, weight, or count?No — estimate alone; not even the methods swapped (figs counted, vegetables weighed)—
May vegetables be sold in bundles (agudos)?Beis Shammai: No — not even in bundles—
Beis Hillel: What is normally bundled at home may be bundled in the market — leeks and star-of-Bethlehem—
Transcript
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