Quoting%20commentary for Taanit 9:10
א"ל הכי אמר רבי יוחנן שנה ראשונה אכלו מה שבבתים שניה אכלו מה שבשדות שלישית בשר בהמה טהורה רביעית בשר בהמה טמאה חמישית בשר שקצים ורמשים ששית בשר בניהם ובנותיהם שביעית בשר זרועותיהם לקיים מה שנאמר (ישעיהו ט, יט) איש בשר זרועו יאכלו
Though he goeth on his way weeping that beareth the measure of seed etc.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CXXVI, 5-6.');"><sup>8</sup></span> What is the meaning of, 'Though he goeth on his way weeping that beareth the measure etc.'? - Rab Judah said: When the ox is ploughing, on his forward journey he weeps, but on his return journey he eats the young green from the furrows - And this is the force of the words, 'He shall come home with joy' - What is the meaning of, 'Bearing his sheaves'? - R'Hisda said: Others say it was taught in a Baraitha: The stalk was then one span and the ear two spans.
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