Se uno si svuota dal grano, gli è proibito (mangiare) fagiolo egiziano secco. [Per "grano" si connota tutto ciò che viene dal grano, tutto da cui è costituito un mucchio. E anche questo deriva dal grano.] Queste sono le parole di R. Meir. I saggi dicono: Gli è proibito (mangiare) solo le cinque specie. R. Meir dice: Se uno si sminuisce dal "produrre", gli è proibito (mangiare) solo le cinque specie. Ma se si svuota dal grano, gli è proibito (mangiare) tutti i [tipi di fagioli da cui viene ricavato un mucchio. L'halachah non è conforme a R. Meir.], E gli è permesso (di mangiare) frutta e verdura.
Bartenura on Mishnah Nedarim
אסור בפול המצרי יבש – that grain is anything that is from grain is implied, every thing that we make of it a heap/pile, and this also is from grain.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Nedarim
Introduction
Yesterday’s mishnah defined “vegetables”. Today’s mishnah defines two other terms: “produce” (tevuah) and “grain” (dagan). Note that the Hebrew words are not exactly equivalent to their English translations.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Nedarim
הנודר מן הדגן אסור בכל – kinds of pulse ;hat they make of hem heaps/piles. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Meir.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Nedarim
He who vows abstinence from grain is forbidden dry Egyptian beans, the words of Rabbi Meir. But the Sages say: only the five species of grain are forbidden him. According to Rabbi Meir “grain” includes dry Egyptian beans, which we learned yesterday were not included under the category of “vegetables”. The Sages disagree and say that “grain” refers only to one of the five species: wheat, barley, spelt, rye and oats.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Nedarim
Rabbi Meir says: He who vows abstinence from produce ( is forbidden only the five species; but one who vows abstinence from grain (, is forbidden all; yet he is permitted the fruits of the tree and vegetables. Whereas the Sages held that “grain” refers to the five species, Rabbi Meir holds that “produce” refers to the five species. Under the category of “grain” Rabbi Meir includes other things besides the five species, including pulse, as we learned in section one. The only thing not included in “produce” are fruits and vegetables.
