Commentary for Yevamot 243:2

אזלה קמיה פשט מהא מתניתין עובד כוכבים שהיה מוכר פירות בשוק ואמר פירות הללו של ערלה הן של עזיקה הן של נטע רבעי הן לא אמר כלום לא נתכוון אלא להשביח מקחו

If an idolater who was selling fruit in the market declared, 'These fruits are of <i>'orlah</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] (v. Glos.), which are forbidden for consumption, though they may be superior in quality to those which come from old trees. ');">⁶</span> of a newly broken field,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] (cf. Jast. s.v. [H] and Me'iri a.l.); such fruits being forbidden on the Sabbatical year though they may be of a high quality (v. previous note). 'Azeka may have been, according to Rashi (a.l. s.v. [H]) a town in Judaea (cf. Josh. X, 10), that was famous for its choice fruit, the point in doubt being whether the fruit had originally belonged to an Israelite and whether it had been tithed. If this interpretation is to be followed the sale of the fruit mentioned presumably took place outside Palestine, where locally grown produce is free from tithe. For other interpretations cf. Tosaf. a.l. s.v. [H] and Levy, s.v. [H] ');">⁷</span> or of a plantation in its fourth year',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] which is holy for gibing praise unto the Lord (Lev. XIX, 24), forbidden to be consumed though they may be of a superior quality. Cf. supra note 5. ');">⁸</span> his statement is disregarded,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he did not say anything'. ');">⁹</span> for his intention was merely to raise the value<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H], lit., 'to improve'. ');">¹⁰</span>

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