Commentary for Shabbat 179:11

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> המוציא קופת הרוכלין אף על פי שיש בה מינין הרבה אינו חייב אלא חטאת אחת זרעוני גינה פחות מכגרוגרת ר' יהודה בן בתירה אומר חמשה

VARIOUS KINDS OF PERFUME, OF WHATEVER QUANTITY. Our Rabbis taught: If one carries out a malodorous [perfume], [the standard is] however little: good oil, however little: crimson [dye],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 218, n. 11. ');">¹⁵</span> however little; and a closed rose,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the virgin of a rose'. ');">¹⁶</span> [the standard is] one. VARIOUS KINDS OF METAL, OF WHATEVER QUANTITY. What is it fit for? — It was taught; R. Simeon b. Eleazar said: Because one can make a small goad out of it. Our Rabbis taught: If one says, 'Behold, I vow<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit.. 'I (take) upon myself'. ');">¹⁷</span> iron,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To the Temple. ');">¹⁸</span> — others rule:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Others' frequently refers to R. Meir, Hor. 13b. ');">¹⁹</span> He must not give less than a square cubit [of sheet iron]. What is it fit for? — Said R. Joseph: To ward off the ravens.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: spiked sheets of metal were placed on the Temple roof to prevent birds from alighting thereon; v. M.K. 9a. ');">²⁰</span> Some state, Others rule: He must not give less than a raven barrier. And how much is that? — Said R. Joseph: A square cubit. [If he vows] brass, he must not give less than a silver <i>ma'ah</i>['s worth]. it was taught, R. Eleazar said: He must not give less than a small brass hook. What is it fit for?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the Temple. ');">²¹</span> — Said Abaye, The wicks were scraped out and the branches [of the candelabrum] were cleansed therewith. MOTH-EATEN SCROLLS AND MOTH-EATEN MANTLES. Rab Judah said: The worm [mekak] that attacks scrolls, the worm [tekak] of silk, the mite [ela] of grapes, the worm [pah] of figs, and the worm [heh] of pomegranates are all dangerous.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To him who eats them. ');">²²</span> A certain disciple was sitting before R. Johanan eating figs. 'My Master,' he exclaimed, there are thorns in the figs. 'The pah [worm] has killed this person,' answered he.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They are dangerous worms, not thorns. ');">²³</span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF ONE CARRIES OUT A PEDLAR'S BASKET, THOUGH IT CONTAINS MANY COMMODITIES, HE INCURS ONLY ONE SIN-OFFERING. [FOR] GARDEN-SEEDS, [THE STANDARD IS] LESS THAN THE SIZE OF A DRIED FIG; R. JUDAH B. BATHYRA RULED: FIVE.

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