Translation:Mishnah/Seder Zeraim/Tractate Orlah/Chapter 1/3

Introduction

This mishnah discussing the uprooting of trees and the effect it has on ערלה requirements.

Hebrew Text

אילן שנעקר והסלע עימו, שטפו נהר והסלע עימו--אם יכול לחיות, פטור; ואם לאו, חייב. נעקר הסלע מצידו, או זיעזעתו המחרשה, או שזיעזעו ועשאו בעפר--אם יכול לחיות, פטור; ואם לאו, חייב.

English Translation

If a tree was uprooted together with its rock-soil [i.e., the hard soil which is wrapped around the roots is still intact], or if a river [flooded and] swept it away in a flood, together with its rock-soil, [and one, subsequently, added more soil and it started growing again], if it could have lived [just from the rock-soil] it is exempt, but if not [it is considered as a newly planted tree and it is subject [to three new years of orlah]. If the rock-soil became detached [exposing the roots] from one side, or, if a plow shook it off, or, if he shook it off until it [the rock soil] turned into loose soil (Tiferet Yisrael), if it could have lived [with the exposed roots] it is exempt, but if not [it is considered as a newly planted tree and it is subject [to three new years of orlah].