Commentary for Maasrot 5:7
חוֹרֵי הַנְּמָלִים שֶׁלָּנוּ בְצַד הָעֲרֵמָה הַחַיֶּבֶת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ חַיָּבִים, שֶׁיָּדוּעַ שֶׁמִּדָּבָר הַגָּמוּר הָיוּ גּוֹרְרִין כָּל הַלָּיְלָה:
Anthills that have remained the whole night near a pile [of grain] that required [tithing], these [grains found in the anthills] require [tithing], since it is obvious that [the ants] have been dragging away the whole night from something [of which the work] was completed.
Bartenura on Mishnah Maasrot
שלנו – an overnight.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Maasrot
Introduction
Our mishnah deals with grain found in anthills, and whether or not such grain must be tithed.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Maasrot
הערימה החייבת – the pile which became obligated for tithing, as it is taught in the first chapter (Tractate Maaserot, Mishnah 6), and if he doesn’t give the pile an even shape, when he makes the pile.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Maasrot
Anthills which have remained the whole night near a pile of grain which was liable to tithe, [the grain found in them] is liable, since it is obvious that they [the ants] have been dragging away the whole night from something [of which the work] had been completed. When grain is found in these anthills next to a pile of grain, and they had been that way all night, we can assume that the grain comes from the adjacent pile and that it must be tithed.
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