Commentary for Bava Batra 163:2
א"ל משום דמחזי כשיקרא רב משרשיא בריה דרב חייא אמר דלמא אתי לאפקועינהו מתרומה ומעשר:
He replied unto him: [One must not recite the verses] because it would appear [as telling] a lie. R. Mesharsheya the son of R. Hiyya said: [Because the fruit] might [mistakenly] be excluded from the heave-offering and from the tithe.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Seeing that the declaration had been recited over the fruit, it would be assumed that they are genuine bikkurim which are exempt from the priestly and Levitical gifts. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> [IF THE TREES] GREW LARGE [THE LANDOWNER] MUST NOT CUT DOWN THEIR BRANCHES etc. What is considered [to be] from the stem and what is considered [to be] from the roots? — R. Johanan said: Whatever is exposed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., all that part of the tree which is above the ground. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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