Sheviis 8:5 — Paying for services with Sheviis

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נושא · Topicבַּיָּר, בַּלָּן, סַפָּר וְסַפָּןPaying for services with Sheviis
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Mishnah שביעית ח׳:ה׳ · Sheviis 8:5
אֵין נוֹתְנִים,
לֹא לְבַיָּר,
וְלֹא לְבַלָּן,
וְלֹא לְסַפָּר,
וְלֹא לְסַפָּן.
אֲבָל נוֹתֵן הוּא לְבַיָּר לִשְׁתּוֹת.
וּלְכֻלָּן, הוּא נוֹתֵן מַתְּנַת חִנָּם:
One may not give [Sheviis proceeds]
not to a well-keeper,
nor to a bathhouse attendant,
nor to a barber,
nor to a boatman.
But one may give to a water-keeper for drinking [water].
And to all of them, one may give as a free gift:
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Summary Chart
Paying for services with Sheviis▾
CaseRulingReason
May Sheviis produce or its proceeds be given to the well-keeper, the bathhouse attendant, the barber, or the boatman?No — paying for a service is not a Sheviis use—
And what of paying the well-keeper for drinking water?Yes — that is buying food, not a service fee—
How may these workers nonetheless receive Sheviis produce?As a free gift (matnas chinam) — nothing stipulated; the service follows on its own—
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