Comentário sobre Sheviit 3:2
עַד כַּמָּה מְזַבְּלִין, עַד שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁלֹשׁ אַשְׁפַּתּוֹת לְבֵית סְאָה שֶׁל עֶשֶׂר עֶשֶׂר מַשְׁפֵּלוֹת שֶׁל לֶתֶךְ לֶתֶךְ. מוֹסִיפִין עַל הַמַּשְׁפֵּלוֹת, וְאֵין מוֹסִיפִין עַל הָאַשְׁפַּתּוֹת. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, אַף עַל הָאַשְׁפַּתּוֹת:
Quanto esterco pode ser depositado? Três pilhas de esterco para cada Beit Se'ah [uma área de 50 x 50 côvados] [consistindo em um mínimo de] dez cestas de um Letekh [unidade específica de volume] cada. Pode-se adicionar ao [número de] cestas, mas não ao [número de] montões. O rabino Shimon diz, mesmo para o [número de] montões.
Bartenura on Mishnah Sheviit
משפלות (wicker baskets carried on a pole over the shoulder) - baskets that they carry out in them manure and each wicker bashed holds a LETEKH (15 SEAH of dung) which is the burden of the donkey, and the LETEKH is one-half of a KOR which is fifteen SEAH.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Sheviit
Introduction
This mishnah continues to discuss bringing out manure to make dung-heaps. This mishnah teaches how many dung-heaps may be made and how big they must be to avoid giving the appearance that one is fertilizing the field.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Sheviit
מוסיפין על המשפלות – he places in one dunk heap wicker baskets like he wishes.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Sheviit
How much manure may they take out and make into dung-heaps? Three dung-heaps for every bet seah, [each consisting of] ten baskets [of foliage] of a letekh each. The mishnah wants to limit the number of dung-heaps and their size so that it does not look like the person bringing them out is fertilizing the field. Therefore, there is a limit to how many dung-heaps may be piled up. They can only make three piles. Furthermore, each heap must contain at least ten baskets of dung, and each basket must contains a letekh (=15 seah). In total, each pile must contain 150 seah of manure. Less than that, and the rabbis fear that it may look like he is fertilizing his field.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Sheviit
ואין מוסיפין על האשפות – to make more than three dung-haps in a Bet Seah (50 cubits by 50 cubits) , so that he will not appear as if he is manuring the field.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Sheviit
They may add to the number of baskets, but not to the number of heaps. Rabbi Shimon says: also to the number of heaps. If he wants he can add to the number of baskets he brings out. In other words, there is a minimum of ten baskets, but if he wishes he can add more. However, he cannot make more heaps because that looks like he is fertilizing the field. Rabbi Shimon says that he can even add to the number of heaps. Evidently more large heaps do not, according to Rabbi Shimon, make it look like one is fertilizing the field.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Sheviit
ר' שמעון אומר אף על האשפות – they may add [to the dung heaps] since there is a large community in one place and it does not appear like manuring. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Shimon.
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