Commentary for Bekhorot 62:44

מבליע לו דמי אתרוג בלולב

as a gift because he must not buy it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Other fruit including the lulab, although gathered in the sabbatical year, may be bought because we go by the time when the fruit is formed, which is the sixth year. But in the case of the ethrog, we go by the time when the fruit matures, i.e., in the sabbatical year. and consequently we must not purchase an ethrog from an 'am ha-arez as the latter might do business in the sabbatical year with the money thus obtained.');">¹⁷</span>

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