Sheviis 8:5 — Paying for Services with Sheviis Produce

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Paying for Services with Sheviis Produce

בַּיָּר, בַּלָּן, סַפָּר וְסַפָּן
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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