Commentary for Eruvin 55:13

ובבל הויא רובא דעלמא והתניא הפול והשעורה והתילתן שזרען לירק בטלה דעתו אצל כל אדם לפיכך זרען חייב וירקן פטור השחליים והגרגיר שזרען לירק מתעשרין ירק וזרע זרען לזרע מתעשרין זרע וירק

before Rab came to Babylon while the other - was made after he came to Babylon.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Where the plant was used as food. V. Cit., Sonc. ed., p. 17, n. 3.');">³⁸</span> Is Babylon, however, the greater part of the world?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That a general ruling should be land down on the basis of its Practice?');">³⁹</span> Was it not in fact taught: If a man sowed beans, barley or fenugreek to [use as a] herb,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. before it has ripened, while it was still green.');">⁴⁰</span> his wish is disregarded in view of the general practice;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'his mind is annulled at the side of all men'. Most people do not eat any of these in their unripe state.');">⁴¹</span>

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