## Bava Metzia Daf 89a

###### Bava Metzia 89a:1
[Bava Metzia 89a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:1)

מִכְּדֵי כֹּל מִילֵּי אִיתַנְהוּ בַּחֲסִימָה, דְּיָלְפִינַן ״שׁוֹר״ ״שׁוֹר״ מִשַּׁבָּת. אִם כֵּן, לִכְתּוֹב רַחֲמָנָא: ״לֹא תָּדוּשׁ בַּחֲסִימָה״, שׁוֹר דִּכְתַב רַחֲמָנָא לְמָה לִי?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Now,** consider: **All matters,** i.e., all animals, **are** included **in** the *halakha* of **muzzling, as we derive** a verbal analogy between the term **“an ox”** stated here and the term **“an ox”** stated **with regard to Shabbat.** Just as the prohibition against having one’s animal perform labor on Shabbat applies not only to oxen but to all animals, as explicitly stated in the Torah (Deuteronomy 5:14), so too the *halakha* of muzzling includes all animals, not merely oxen. **If so,** and the term “ox” in this verse does not limit the *halakha* to that animal alone, **let the Merciful One write** in general terms: **You shall not thresh while muzzling; why do I need** the word **“ox” that the Merciful One writes?**


###### Bava Metzia 89a:2
[Bava Metzia 89a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:2)

לְאַקּוֹשֵׁי חוֹסֵם לְנֶחְסָם וְנֶחְסָם לְחוֹסֵם. מַה חוֹסֵם אוֹכֵל בִּמְחוּבָּר – אַף נֶחְסָם אוֹכֵל בִּמְחוּבָּר. וּמַה נֶחְסָם אוֹכֵל בְּתָלוּשׁ – אַף חוֹסֵם אוֹכֵל בְּתָלוּשׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It serves **to juxtapose** and compare the one who **muzzles to the muzzled** animal, **and** likewise to compare **the muzzled** animal **to the one who muzzles: Just as the one who muzzles,** a person, may **eat from** produce **attached** to the ground, **so too the muzzled** animal **may eat from attached** produce. **And just as the muzzled** animal **may eat from detached** produce, **so too the one who muzzles may eat from detached** produce.


###### Bava Metzia 89a:3
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״דַּיִשׁ״, מָה דַּיִשׁ מְיוּחָד – דָּבָר שֶׁגִּידּוּלֵי קַרְקַע, וּבִשְׁעַת גְּמַר מְלָאכָה, וּפוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ – אַף כֹּל שֶׁגִּידּוּלֵי קַרְקַע פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ. יָצָא הַחוֹלֵב וְהַמְחַבֵּץ וְהַמְגַבֵּן, שֶׁאֵין גִּידּוּלֵי קַרְקַע וְאֵין פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** another exposition with regard to the wording in the verse: “You shall not muzzle the ox in its threshing.” The verse mentions **threshing. Just as threshing is unique** in **that** it applies to **an item grown from the ground, and** it is performed **at the time of the completion of** its **work, and a laborer may eat** from **it, so too** with regard to **any** item **that is grown from the ground, a laborer may eat it.** This serves to **exclude one who milks** a cow, **one who makes butter** from cream, **and one who makes cheese** from milk, **as** these **are not grown from the ground, and** therefore **a laborer may not eat them.**


###### Bava Metzia 89a:4
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לְמָה לִי? מִ״כִּי תָבֹא בְּכֶרֶם רֵעֶךָ״ נָפְקָא. אִיצְטְרִיךְ: סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ אָמֵינָא, הוֹאִיל וּכְתִיב ״קָמָה״, לְרַבּוֹת כׇּל בַּעֲלֵי קֹמָה, לְרַבּוֹת נָמֵי מִידֵּי דְּלָאו גִּדּוּלֵי קַרְקַע נִינְהוּ, קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Why do I** need this exposition? This *halakha* can be **derived from** the words in the verse: **“When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard”** (Deuteronomy 23:25), as these actions are not performed in a vineyard. The Gemara answers: It **was necessary** to state this *halakha*, as **it might enter your mind to say** that **since** the Merciful One **writes: “Standing”** (Deuteronomy 23:26), and, as explained earlier, this serves **to include all items that stand,** i.e., produce of all kinds, one might have thought that it **also** serves **to include items that are not grown from the ground.** The *tanna* therefore **teaches us** that this *halakha* applies only to food that grows from the ground.


###### Bava Metzia 89a:5
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תַּנְיָא אִידַּךְ: ״דַּיִשׁ״ – מָה דַּיִשׁ מְיוּחָד, דָּבָר שֶׁבִּשְׁעַת גְּמַר מְלָאכָה פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ – אַף כֹּל שֶׁהוּא בִּשְׁעַת גְּמַר מְלָאכָה פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ. יָצָא הַמְנַכֵּשׁ בְּשׁוּמִים וּבִבְצָלִים, הוֹאִיל וְאֵין גְּמַר מְלָאכָה – אֵין פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בָּהֶם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**It is taught** in **another** *baraita*, with regard to the same term: **Threshing,** that **just as threshing is unique** in that it applies to **an item that is at the time of the completion of** its **work** and **a laborer may eat** from **it, so too** with regard to **any** item **that is at the time of the completion of** its **work, a laborer may eat it.** This serves to **exclude one who weeds garlic and onions,** i.e., one hired to remove the wild growths from among garlic and onions. The reason is that **since it is not the completion of** their **work, a laborer may not eat from them.**


###### Bava Metzia 89a:6
[Bava Metzia 89a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:6)

לְמָה לִי? מִ״וְאֶל כֶּלְיְךָ לֹא תִתֵּן״ נָפְקָא! לָא צְרִיכָא, אַף עַל גַּב דְּקָא מְשַׁלֵּיף קַטִּינֵי מִבֵּינֵי אַלִּימֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Why do I** need this exposition? It can be **derived from: “But you shall not put any in your vessel”** (Deuteronomy 23:25), which indicates that if the laborer does not place the food into the owner’s vessels, he is not permitted to eat. The Gemara answers: **No,** it is **necessary** for the *tanna* to teach the following *halakha*: **Even though he** also **plucks** and removes **the small ones from between the thick ones,** and therefore the work of the small garlic and onions has been completed, nevertheless, the laborer may not eat from them, as this is not the completion of the work of the entire field.


###### Bava Metzia 89a:7
[Bava Metzia 89a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:7)

תַּנְיָא אִידַּךְ: ״דַּיִשׁ״, מָה דַּיִשׁ מְיוּחָד, דָּבָר שֶׁלֹּא נִגְמְרָה מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְמַעֲשֵׂר פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ – אַף כׇּל שֶׁלֹּא נִגְמְרָה מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְמַעֲשֵׂר פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ. יָצָא הַבּוֹדֵל בִּתְמָרִים וּבִגְרוֹגְרוֹת, הוֹאִיל וְנִגְמְרָה מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְמַעֲשֵׂר – אֵין פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**It is taught** in **another** *baraita* concerning the term: **Threshing,** that **just as threshing is unique** in that it applies to **an item whose work is not** yet **completed for tithes,** and **a laborer may eat** from **it, so too** with regard to **any** item **whose work is not completed for tithes, a laborer may eat it.** This serves to **exclude one who separates dates and dried figs,** which are initially gathered together and stuck to each other before the laborer splits them apart with a rake. The reason is that **since its work is completed for tithes** when it has been gathered from the field, **a laborer may not eat from it.**


###### Bava Metzia 89a:8
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וְהָתַנְיָא: הַבּוֹדֵל בִּתְמָרִים וּבִגְרוֹגְרוֹת פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ! אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: כִּי תַּנְיָא הָהִיא – בְּתוּחְלָנֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara raises a difficulty: **But isn’t it taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **one who separates dates and dried figs,** this **laborer may eat from it? Rav Pappa said: When that** *baraita* **is taught,** it is referring **to unripe dates,** which are plucked before they are ready, and placed on the ground in order to ripen fully. The work of these fruits has not yet been completed even after they have been separated from each other.


###### Bava Metzia 89a:9
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תַּנְיָא אִידַּךְ: ״דַּיִשׁ״, מָה דַּיִשׁ מְיוּחָד, דָּבָר שֶׁלֹּא נִגְמְרָה מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְחַלָּה וּפוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ – אַף כׇּל דָּבָר שֶׁלֹּא נִגְמְרָה מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְחַלָּה פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ. יָצָא הַלָּשׁ וְהַמְקַטֵּף וְהָאוֹפֶה שֶׁנִּגְמְרָה מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְחַלָּה, דְּאֵין פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ. וַהֲלֹא נִגְמְרָה מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְמַעֲשֵׂר!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**It is taught** in **another** *baraita*, with regard to the same term: **Threshing,** that **just as threshing is unique** in that it applies to **an item whose work is not** yet **completed for *ḥalla*, and a laborer may eat** from **it, so too** with regard to **any** item **whose work is not completed for *ḥalla*, a laborer may eat it.** This serves to **exclude one who kneads** dough, **and one who smooths** it over with water and oil, **and one who bakes, as its work is completed for *ḥalla*,** and therefore **a laborer may not eat from it.** The Gemara raises a difficulty: **But** why do I need this *halakha*; **hasn’t its work** already **been completed for tithes** when the produce is brought inside the house? It was already stated that once the work has been completed for produce which is subject to tithes, a laborer may no longer partake of it.


###### Bava Metzia 89a:10
[Bava Metzia 89a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:10)

לָא קַשְׁיָא: בְּחוּצָה לָאָרֶץ עָסְקִינַן, דְּלֵיכָּא מַעֲשֵׂר. אִי הָכִי, חַלָּה נָמֵי לֵיכָּא! אֶלָּא לְעוֹלָם בָּאָרֶץ, וְלָא קַשְׁיָא: בְּשֶׁבַע שֶׁכִּיבְּשׁוּ וּבְשֶׁבַע שֶׁחִילְּקוּ, דְּאָמַר מָר: שֶׁבַע שֶׁכִּיבְּשׁוּ וְשֶׁבַע שֶׁחִילְּקוּ נִתְחַיְּיבוּ בְּחַלָּה וְלֹא נִתְחַיְּיבוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: This is **not difficult,** since in this *baraita* **we are dealing with** places **outside of Eretz** Yisrael, **where there is no** obligation of **tithes.** The Gemara raises a difficulty: **If so,** that this is referring to a place outside of Eretz Yisrael, the obligation to separate ***ḥalla* also** does **not** apply. **Rather,** the ruling in the *baraita* is **actually** stated **with regard to Eretz** Yisrael, **and** it is **not difficult,** as it is referring **to** those **seven** years in **which they conquered** Eretz Yisrael, **and to the seven** in **which they divided** it. **As the Master said:** During the **seven** years in **which** the Jewish people **conquered** Eretz Yisrael **and** the **seven** in **which they divided** Eretz Yisrael, **they were obligated in *ḥalla* but they were not obligated in** the separation **of tithes.**


###### Bava Metzia 89a:11
[Bava Metzia 89a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:11)

מִידֵּי מַעֲשֵׂר קָא גָרֵים? גְּמַר מְלָאכָה קָא גָרֵים!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara raises a difficulty concerning this answer: **Is** the obligation to separate **tithes** the decisive **factor** with regard to a laborer? That is not the case, as **the completion of the work is** the decisive **factor,** while the obligation to separate tithes is mentioned only because it coincides with the completion of the work. Even if there is no mitzva to separate tithes, nevertheless the work is completed at the same stage.


###### Bava Metzia 89a:12
[Bava Metzia 89a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:12)

אֶלָּא אָמַר רָבִינָא: כְּרוֹךְ וּתְנִי. ״דַּיִשׁ״, מָה דַּיִשׁ מְיוּחָד – דָּבָר שֶׁלֹּא נִגְמַר מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְמַעֲשֵׂר וּלְחַלָּה וּפוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ, אַף כׇּל שֶׁלֹּא נִגְמַר מְלַאכְתּוֹ לְמַעֲשֵׂר וּלְחַלָּה פּוֹעֵל אוֹכֵל בּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, Ravina said:** One should **combine** the two *baraitot* **and teach** them as one, as follows: With regard to the term **threshing, just as threshing is unique** in that it applies to **an item whose work is not** yet **completed for tithe,** in the case of most produce, **and** an item which is not completed **for *ḥalla*,** in the case of species of grain, and **a laborer may eat** from **it, so too** with regard to **any** item **whose work is not completed for tithe or for *ḥalla*, a laborer may eat it.**


###### Bava Metzia 89a:13
[Bava Metzia 89a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/89a:13)

אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: פּוֹעֵל, מַהוּ שֶׁיְּהַבְהֵב בָּאוּר וְיֹאכַל, מִי הָוֵי כַּעֲנָבִים וְדָבָר אַחֵר אוֹ לָא? תָּא שְׁמַע: רַשַּׁאי בַּעַל הַבַּיִת לְהַשְׁקוֹת פּוֹעֲלִים יַיִן כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יֹאכְלוּ עֲנָבִים הַרְבֵּה, רַשָּׁאִין פּוֹעֲלִין לְטַבֵּל פִּיתָּם בְּצִיר כְּדֵי שֶׁיֹּאכְלוּ עֲנָבִים הַרְבֵּה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **A dilemma was raised before** the Sages: With regard to **a laborer, what is** the *halakha* concerning the possibility **that he may singe** fruit or grain **in fire,** to improve its taste, **and eat** it? The question is **whether** this **is** considered **like** eating **grapes and something else,** which is prohibited, **or not?** The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** a resolution to this problem from a *baraita*: **A homeowner is permitted to give** his **laborers wine to drink, so that they will not eat many grapes** from his harvest, and for their part the **laborers are permitted to dip their bread in brine, so that they will eat many grapes.** This *baraita* indicates that such a practice is permitted.