Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 72:3
אביי אמר דכ"ע לאו דנבילה לאו מעליא הוי והכא בתעזוב קא מיפלגי
R'Akiba holding 'Thou shalt leave' means from the very beginning,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. next note.');"><sup>5</sup></span> whilst R'Jose the Galilean holds it means 'now'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Here is another instance of a prohibition transformed into a command: Thou shalt not glean . . thou shalt leave them. R. Akiba holds the positive commandment is enjoined from the very first, that is, thus: do not glean but leave; hence it is not a prohibition transformed into a command, but a command from the beginning; whilst R. Jose assumes that it is a de facto command: Don't glean, but having gleaned, undo your transgression by leaving it etc.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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