Pisqa’ 267334H:262;JN2:203. 1. “When you come upon your kinsman’s standing grain, you may snatch kernels by hand” (Dt.23:26)— is it possible to say that the rule applies any time [you enter the standing grain]? The Teaching states: “But you may not raise a sickle” (Dt.23:26)— not when you are raising the sickle on behalf of the boss [while working].
“Your kinsman” (Dt.23:26)— this excludes [gentile] outsiders335Heb:‘akherim; so F:287, l.3, Ish-Shalom and Pardo. RH and TA have: bavliyim (“Babylonians”). In his commentary, RH emends to ‘akherim.from the rule. “Your kinsman” (Dt.23:26)— this excludes [from the rule produce consecrated to] the Supernal One.
(דברים כג כו) כִּי תָבֹא בְּקָמַת רֵעֶךָ, יָכוֹל לְעוֹלָם? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאַתָּה מֵנִיף חֶרְמֵשׁ עַל קָמַת בַּעַל הַבַּיִת.
Pisqa’ 267334H:262;JN2:203.
1. “When you come upon your kinsman’s standing grain,
you may snatch kernels by hand” (Dt.23:26)—
is it possible to say that
the rule applies any time
[you enter the standing grain]?
The Teaching states:
“But you may not raise a sickle” (Dt.23:26)—
not when you are raising the sickle
on behalf of the boss [while working].
רֵעֵהוּ, פְּרָט לַאֲחֵרִים. רֵעֵהוּ, פְּרָט לַגָּבוֹהַּ.
“Your kinsman” (Dt.23:26)—
this excludes [gentile] outsiders335Heb:‘akherim; so F:287, l.3, Ish-Shalom and Pardo. RH and TA have: bavliyim (“Babylonians”). In his commentary, RH emends to ‘akherim.from the rule.
“Your kinsman” (Dt.23:26)—
this excludes [from the rule produce consecrated to] the Supernal One.
וְקָטַפְתָּ מְלִילֹת בְּיָדֶךָ, שֶׁלֹּא תְהֵא קוֹצֵר בְּמַגָּל.
2. “You may snatch kernels by hand” (Dt.23:26)—
that is, you may not reap with a tool.
וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף, בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאַתָּה מֵנִיף חֶרְמֵשׁ עַל קָמַת בַּעַל הַבַּיִת.
“But you may not raise a sickle” (Dt.23:26)—
when you are reaping standing grain for the boss
[eat only what you gather by hand]