Meilah 25

Chapter 25

א ולא לבדק הבית לבדק הבית ולא למזבח לא למזבח ולא לבדק הבית מועלין בה כיצד
1 AND NOT FOR TEMPLE REPAIR'FOR TEMPLE REPAIR AND NOT FOR THE ALTAR, NEITHER FOR THE ALTAR NOR FOR TEMPLE REPAIR'IS SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF SACRILEGE, HOW IS THIS? IF ONE CONSECRATED A CISTERN FULL OF WATER,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Fit for Temple repair only.');"><sup>1</sup></span>
ב הקדיש בור מלא מים אשפות מלאות זבל שובך מלא יונים
2 A MIDDEN FULL OF MANURE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Fit neither for the altar nor for Temple repair.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
ג אילן מלא פירות שדה מלאה עשבים
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ד מועלין בהם ובמה שבתוכה
4 
ה אבל אם הקדיש בור ואח"כ נתמלא מים אשפה ואח"כ נתמלא זבל שובך ואח"כ נתמלא יונים אילן ואח"כ נתמלא פירות שדה ואחר כך נתמלאה עשבים מועלין בהם ואין מועלין במה שבתוכה
5 A DOVE-COTE FULL OF PIGEONS,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Fit for the altar.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
ו ר' יוסי אומר המקדיש את השדה והאילן מועלין בהן ובגידולה מפני שהן גידולי הקדש
6 A TREE LADEN WITH FRUIT,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Fit for the altar if it was a vine tree, whose wine may be used for libation offerings, otherwise unfit for both.');"><sup>4</sup></span> A FIELD COVERED WITH HERBS,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which bears a sacred character.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
ז ולד המעושרת לא ינוק מן המעושרת ואחרים מתנדבים כן ולד המוקדשין לא ינוק מן המוקדשין ואחרים מתנדבים כן
7 THE LAW OF SACRILEGE APPLIES TO THEM AND TO THEIR CONTENTS. BUT IF ONE CONSECRATED A Clstern AND IT WAS LATER FILLED WITH WATER, A MIDDEN AND IT WAS LATER FILLED WITH MANURE, A DOVE-COTE AND IT WAS LATER FILLED WITH PIGEONS, A TREE AND IT AFTERWARDS BORE FRUIT OR A FIELD AND IT AFTERWARDS PRODUCED HERBS, THE LAW OF SACRILEGE APPLIES TO THE CONSECRATED OBJECTS THEMSELVES BUT NOT TO THEIR CONTENTS, R'JOSE SAID: IF ONE CONSECRATED A FIELD OR A TREE, THE LAW OF SACRILEGE APPLIES TO THEM AND TO THEIR PRODUCE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Jose contends that in these two instances the produce has not come from without, but has grown naturally from the things dedicated. The produce is potentially present at the time of dedication.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
ח הפועלים לא יאכלו מן גרוגרות הקדש וכן פרה מכרשיני הקדש
8 FOR IT IS THE GROWTH OF CONSECRATED PROPERTY.
ט <big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> קתני ולד המעושרת לא ינק מן המעושרת מנהני מילי
9 THE YOUNG<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is itself not sacred, as it was born before the tithing.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
י אמר רב אחדבוי בר אמי אתיא העברה העברה מבכור מה בכור מועלין בו אף חלב המעושרת מועלין בו
10 OF [CATTLE SET ASIDE AS] TITHE MAY NOT SUCK FROM SUCH CATTLE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the milk is sacred and may not be used by profane cattle.');"><sup>8</sup></span> SOME PEOPLE USED TO DEDICATE ON SUCH A CONDITION.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., when cattle were taken to be tithed a condition was made to the effect that should the tithe be a female, its milk should not be consecrated, but permissible for its young.');"><sup>9</sup></span>
יא חלב המוקדש נמי אתיא אמו אמו מבכור
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יב הפועלין לא יאכלו כו' מאי טעמא אמר רב אחדבוי בר אמי דאמר קרא (דברים כה, ד) לא תחסום שור בדישו דישו שלך ולא דישו של הקדש
12 THE YOUNG<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Itself not sacred, if born before consecration.');"><sup>10</sup></span> OF CON SECRATED CATTLE MAY NOT SUCK FROM SUCH CATTLE. SOME PEOPLE USED TO DEDICATE ON SUCH A CONDITION. LABOURERS<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Working in fields belonging to the Temple.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
יג הדש קלעילין בשדה הקדש מעל והא בתלוש בעינן אמר רבינא ש"מ אבקה מעלי לה
13 MAY NOT ENJOY OF DRY FIGS DEDICATED TO THE TEMPLE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the law that labourers may eat of fruits on which they work, Deut. XXIII, 25, applies to private property only, for the text speaks of 'the neighbour's vineyard'. v. B.M. 87a.');"><sup>12</sup></span> NOR MAY A COW EAT OF THE VETCH BELONGING TO THE TEMPLE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A cow which belongs to private property may be muzzled while thrashing the vetch of the Temple, for the law of Deut. XXV, 4 does not apply to Temple property.');"><sup>13</sup></span> <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>It says: 'THE YOUNG OF CATTLE SET ASIDE AS TITHE MAY NOT SUCK FROM SUCH CATTLE'. Wherefrom do we know this? Said R'Ahadboi, son of Ammi, It is derived from the first-born by textual analogy based on the word 'passing'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., occurring in Ex. XIII, 12 and Lev. XXVII, 32.');"><sup>14</sup></span> occurring in both texts]: As the first-born<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first-born is a male animal. Its sacredness appertains to the whole body, as also in the case of tithe the sanctity attaches to the whole body, including the milk.');"><sup>15</sup></span> is subject to the Law of Sacrilege, so also the milk of cattle set aside as tithe is subject to the of Sacrilege. As to milk of consecrated cattle, it is derived from the first-born [by textual analogy based on the words] 'his mother'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., occurring in Ex. XXII, 29 and Lev. XXII, 27.');"><sup>16</sup></span> [occurring in both texts]. LABOURERS MAY NOT ENJOY etc. What is the reason?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That a cow may not eat the vetch belonging to the Temple.');"><sup>17</sup></span> - Said R'Ahadboi, son of Ammi, Scripture says: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXV, 4. uahsc');"><sup>18</sup></span> what he treadeth of your own,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The pronoun of is taken to refer to the owner and not to the ox.');"><sup>19</sup></span> but not of Temple property. If one threshes [his] kela'ilin<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi and Tosaf.: A kind of cereall Jastrow identifies this with kela'ilin ('wool') of Men. 42b.');"><sup>20</sup></span> in a field belonging to the Temple he is guilty of sacrilege.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For using property of the sanctuary.');"><sup>21</sup></span> But has it not to be detached from the ground?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Only things detached from the ground are subject to the Law of Sacrilege. cf. infra 18b.');"><sup>22</sup></span> - Said Rabina: This proves that the dust<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is detached from the ground. He is guilty for using the dust belonging to Temple property.');"><sup>23</sup></span> is beneficial to it [kela'ilin]. [