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

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Introduction

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Hebrew Text

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נותנין פאה מתחלת השדה ומאמצעה.
רבי שמעון אומר:
ובלבד שיתן בסוף כשיעור.
רבי יהודה אומר:
אם שייר קלח אחד – סומך משום פאה,
ואם לאו – אינו נותן אלא משום הפקר.

English Translation

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Leave the Peah from the beginning [of the harvest] of the field or in the middle [of the harvest].
Rabbi Shimon says:
Only give out of the final measure.
Rabbi Yehudah says:
If he has left even one stalk, he must give Peah.
And if otherwise, he is giving away his crop to the public.


Explanation

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Final measure: i.e. after the full yield of the field has been measured.