Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Quotation for Moed Katan 25:2

ואם תמצי לומר מכר עבדו לעובד כוכבים ומת קנסו בנו אחריו משום דכל יומא מפקע ליה ממצות

Here, what do we say? That the Rabbis' intention was to penalize the man personally and he is no more, or, maybe that it was only to impose a pecuniary penalty [on his estate] and that is to be had? - R'Zera replied, You learned it [in the Mishnah]: 'A field that has been cleared of thorns<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Merely picked up, cleared, lifted from the soil by the first superficial ploughing which did not constitute working the soil, forbidden Scripturally. vchhyb');"><sup>3</sup></span> during the seventh year may be sowed in the post-sabbatical year; if it had been well improved<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By regular harrowing or deeper or cross ploughing. V. Tosaf. s.v. and commentary of R. Samson of Sens on M. Sheb. IV, 2.');"><sup>4</sup></span>

Mishnah Sheviit

A field from which thorns had been removed may be sown in the eighth year. But if it had been improved upon, or cattle had been allowed to live upon it, it may not be sown in the eighth year. A field which had been improved upon in the seventh year: Bet Shammai says: they may not eat its produce in the seventh year, But Bet Hillel says: they may eat. Bet Shammai says: they may not eat produce of the sabbatical year with an expression of thanks. But Bet Hillel says: they may eat [sabbatical year produce] with an expression for thanks and without an expression of thanks. Rabbi Judah says: the statements must be reversed, for this is one of the instances where Bet Shammai is lenient and Bet Hillel is stringent.
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