## Chullin Daf 7a

###### Chullin 7a:1
[Chullin 7a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:1)

אֶלָּא מָקוֹם הִנִּיחוּ לוֹ אֲבוֹתָיו לְהִתְגַּדֵּר בּוֹ, אַף אֲנִי מָקוֹם הִנִּיחוּ לִי אֲבוֹתַי לְהִתְגַּדֵּר בּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** it must be that in not eradicating the serpent, **his ancestors left** Hezekiah **room through which to achieve prominence [*lehitgader*]. I too** can say that **my ancestors left me room through which to achieve prominence** by permitting untithed produce from Beit She’an.


###### Chullin 7a:2
[Chullin 7a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:2)

מִכָּאן לְתַלְמִיד חָכָם שֶׁאָמַר דְּבַר הֲלָכָה, שֶׁאֵין מְזִיחִין אוֹתוֹ, וְאָמְרִי לָהּ: אֵין מַזְנִיחִין אוֹתוֹ, וְאָמְרִי לָהּ: אֵין מַזְחִיחִין אוֹתוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara adds: **From here** one learns with regard to **a Torah scholar who states** a new **matter of *halakha* that one does not move [*meziḥin*] him** from his position; **and some say: One does not disregard [*mazniḥin*] him; and some say: One does not attribute** his innovative statement **to his conceit [*mazḥiḥin*].**


###### Chullin 7a:3
[Chullin 7a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:3)

מַאן דְּאָמַר ״מְזִיחִין״ – כְּדִכְתִיב: ״וְלֹא יִזַּח הַחֹשֶׁן״, וּמַאן דְּאָמַר ״אֵין מַזְנִיחִין״ – דִּכְתִיב: ״כִּי לֹא יִזְנַח לְעוֹלָם ה׳״, וּמַאן דְּאָמַר ״מַזְחִיחִין״ – דִּתְנַן: מִשֶּׁרַבּוּ זְחוּחֵי הַלֵּב רַבּוּ מַחְלוֹקוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: With regard to **the one who says *meziḥin*,** it is **as that which is written: “And the breastplate shall not be loosed [*yizaḥ*] from the ephod”** (Exodus 28:28). **And** with regard to **the one who says: One does not disregard [*mazniḥin*],** it is **as it is written: “For the Lord will not abandon [*yizaḥ*] forever”** (Lamentations 3:31). **And** with regard to **the one who says *mazḥiḥin*,** it is **as we learned** in a *baraita* (*Tosefta*, *Sota* 14:9): **From** the time **that those with conceited [*zeḥuḥei*] hearts proliferated, dispute proliferated among the Jewish people.**


###### Chullin 7a:4
[Chullin 7a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:4)

מַתְקֵיף לַהּ יְהוּדָה בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן פַּזִּי: וּמִי אִיכָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר דְּבֵית שְׁאָן לָאו מֵאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל הִיא? וְהָכְתִיב: ״וְלֹא הוֹרִישׁ מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת בֵּית שְׁאָן וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת תַּעְנַךְ וְאֶת בְּנֹתֶיהָ״!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Yehuda, son of Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi, objects to** the basic *halakha*: **And is there anyone who says that Beit She’an is not** part **of Eretz Yisrael? But isn’t it written: “And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth She’an and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns”** (Judges 1:27).


###### Chullin 7a:5
[Chullin 7a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:5)

אִישְׁתְּמִיטְתֵּיהּ הָא דְּאָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְיָקִים, מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן פְּדָת, שֶׁאָמַר מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן שַׁמּוּעַ: הַרְבֵּה כְּרַכִּים כְּבָשׁוּם עוֹלֵי מִצְרַיִם, וְלֹא כְּבָשׁוּם עוֹלֵי בָּבֶל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **That which Rabbi Shimon ben Elyakim says in the name of Rabbi Elazar ben Pedat, who says in the name of Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua, escaped** the attention of Yehuda: **Many cities were conquered by those who ascended from Egypt** to Eretz Yisrael, led by Joshua, son of Nun, **and were not conquered by those who ascended from Babylonia** to Eretz Yisrael in the return to Zion led by Ezra. Among those cities was Beit She’an.


###### Chullin 7a:6
[Chullin 7a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:6)

וְקָסָבַר: קְדוּשָּׁה רִאשׁוֹנָה קִדְּשָׁה לִשְׁעָתָהּ וְלֹא קִדְּשָׁה לֶעָתִיד לָבֹא, וְהִנִּיחוּם כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּסְמְכוּ עֲלֵיהֶן עֲנִיִּים בַּשְּׁבִיעִית.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi **holds: The initial consecration** with which Eretz Yisrael was sanctified during the era of Joshua, son of Nun, in terms of the obligation to fulfill land-based mitzvot, **sanctified** Eretz Yisrael **for its time but did not sanctify** it **forever.** Rather, the obligation lapsed with the exile to Babylonia. When those who ascended from Babylonia returned to Eretz Yisrael **and** sanctified the land, **they left** certain places unsanctified, **so that the poor would rely upon them** for sustenance **during the Sabbatical** Year, when produce is not plentiful. Since these areas were not sanctified, it is permitted to sow crops there during the Sabbatical Year, and the poor will not go hungry. Once Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi discovered that Beit She’an was one of those cities, he exempted it from land-based mitzvot.


###### Chullin 7a:7
[Chullin 7a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:7)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה לְרַבִּי זֵירָא: וְהָא רַבִּי מֵאִיר עָלֶה בְּעָלְמָא הוּא דְּאָכֵיל! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: מֵאֲגוּדָּה אַכְלֵיהּ, וּתְנַן: יָרָק הַנֶּאֱגָד מִשֶּׁיֵּאָגֵד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yirmeya said to Rabbi Zeira:** How did Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi rely on the testimony of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Zeruz to exempt from *terumot* and tithes produce that grows in Beit She’an? **But wasn’t it merely a leaf that Rabbi Meir ate?** It is permitted to eat untithed produce incidentally, not in the framework of a meal. Rabbi Zeira **said to him: He ate** the leaf **from a bundle, and we learned** in a mishna (*Ma’asrot* 1:5): With regard to **a vegetable that is** typically **bound** in a bundle, one is obligated to separate *teruma* and tithes **from** the moment **that it is bound.** From that point, one may not eat from it even incidentally before tithing.


###### Chullin 7a:8
[Chullin 7a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:8)

וְדִלְמָא לָאו אַדַּעְתֵּיהּ? הַשְׁתָּא, בְּהֶמְתָּן שֶׁל צַדִּיקִים אֵין הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מֵבִיא תַּקָּלָה עַל יָדָן, צַדִּיקִים עַצְמָן לֹא כׇּל שֶׁכֵּן!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rabbi Yirmeya said to Rabbi Zeira: **And perhaps** it was **not on** Rabbi Meir’s **mind,** and his attention was diverted when he ate the leaf. Rabbi Zeira answered: **Now,** since even with regard to **the animals of the righteous, the Holy One, Blessed be He, does not generate mishaps through them,** is it **not all the more so** true that **the righteous themselves** would not experience mishaps?


###### Chullin 7a:9
[Chullin 7a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:9)

וְדִלְמָא עִישֵּׂר עֲלֵיהֶם מִמָּקוֹם אַחֵר? לֹא נֶחְשְׁדוּ חֲבֵרִים לִתְרוֹם שֶׁלֹּא מִן הַמּוּקָּף. וְדִלְמָא נָתַן עֵינָיו בְּצַד זֶה וְאָכַל בְּצַד אַחֵר? אֲמַר לֵיהּ: חֲזִי מַאן גַּבְרָא רַבָּה קָמַסְהֵיד עֲלֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rabbi Yirmeya asked: **And perhaps** Rabbi Meir **tithed those** leaves **from** produce in **another place.** Rabbi Zeira answered: ***Ḥaverim* are not suspected of separating *teruma* from** produce **that is not proximate** to the produce for which it is being separated. Rabbi Yirmeya asked: **And perhaps** Rabbi Meir **set his sight on this side** of the vegetable with the intent of separating *teruma* and tithes, **and ate** a leaf **on the other side.** Rabbi Zeira **said to him: See who the great man** is **who is testifying about** Rabbi Meir. Certainly a man of the stature of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Zeruz accurately observed and reported Rabbi Meir’s actions.


###### Chullin 7a:10
[Chullin 7a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:10)

מַאי בְּהֶמְתָּן שֶׁל צַדִּיקִים? דְּרַבִּי פִּנְחָס בֶּן יָאִיר הֲוָה קָאָזֵיל לְפִדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִין, פְּגַע בֵּיהּ בְּגִינַּאי נַהֲרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara asks: **What is** the reference to **animals of the righteous,** about whom it is stated that God does not generate mishaps through them? It is based on the incident **where Rabbi Pineḥas ben Ya’ir was going to** engage in **the redemption of captives,** and **he encountered the Ginai River.**


###### Chullin 7a:11
[Chullin 7a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:11)

אֲמַר לֵיהּ: גִּינַּאי, חֲלוֹק לִי מֵימֶךָ וְאֶעֱבוֹר בָּךְ! אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן קוֹנֶךָ וַאֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹן קוֹנִי, אַתָּה סָפֵק עוֹשֶׂה סָפֵק אִי אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה, אֲנִי וַדַּאי עוֹשֶׂה. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אִם אִי אַתָּה חוֹלֵק גּוֹזְרַנִי עָלֶיךָ שֶׁלֹּא יַעַבְרוּ בְּךָ מַיִם לְעוֹלָם. חֲלַק לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**He said to** the river: **Ginai, part your water for me and I will pass through you.** The river **said to him: You are going to perform the will of your Maker and I am going to perform the will of my Maker,** to flow in my path. With regard to **you,** it is **uncertain** whether you will **perform** His will successfully, **and** it is **uncertain** whether **you** will **not perform** His will successfully. **I** will **certainly perform** His will successfully. Rabbi Pineḥas ben Ya’ir **said to** the river: **If you do not part, I** will **decree upon you that water will never flow through you.** The river **parted for him.**


###### Chullin 7a:12
[Chullin 7a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:12)

הֲוָה הָהוּא גַּבְרָא דַּהֲוָה דָּארֵי חִיטֵּי לְפִיסְחָא, אֲמַר לֵיהּ חֲלוֹק לֵיהּ נָמֵי לְהַאי, דִּבְמִצְוָה עָסֵיק. חֲלַק לֵיהּ. הֲוָה הָהוּא טַיָּיעָא דִּלְוָוה בַּהֲדַיְיהוּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ חֲלוֹק לֵיהּ נָמֵי לְהַאי, דְּלָא לֵימָא: ״כָּךְ עוֹשִׂים לִבְנֵי לְוִיָּה״, חֲלַק לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
There **was a certain man who was carrying wheat** for the preparation of *matza* **for Passover.** Rabbi Pineḥas ben Ya’ir **said to** the river: **Part** your waters **for that** person **too, as he is engaged in** the performance of **a mitzva.** The river **parted for him.** There **was a certain Arab [*taya’a*] who was accompanying them.** Rabbi Pineḥas ben Ya’ir **said to** the river: **Part** your waters **for that** person **too, so that he will not say: Is that** what **one does to a person who accompanies** him? The river **parted for him.**


###### Chullin 7a:13
[Chullin 7a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:13)

אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: כַּמָּה נְפִישׁ גַּבְרָא מִמֹּשֶׁה וְשִׁתִּין רִבְּוָון, דְּאִילּוּ הָתָם חַד זִימְנָא, וְהָכָא תְּלָתָא זִימְנִין. וְדִלְמָא הָכָא נָמֵי חֲדָא זִימְנָא? אֶלָּא כְּמֹשֶׁה וְשִׁתִּין רִבְּוָון.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yosef said: How great is this man,** Rabbi Pineḥas ben Ya’ir, greater **than Moses and** the **six hundred thousand** who left Egypt, **as there,** at the Red Sea, the waters parted **one time, and here** the waters parted **three times.** The Gemara asks: **And perhaps here too,** the waters parted **one time,** and the river began to flow again only after all three of them passed. **Rather,** this man was as great **as Moses and** the **six hundred thousand** children of Israel.


###### Chullin 7a:14
[Chullin 7a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Chullin/r/7a:14)

אִקְּלַע לְהָהוּא אוּשְׁפִּיזָא, רְמוֹ לֵיהּ שְׂעָרֵי לְחַמְרֵיהּ, לָא אֲכַל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
After crossing the river, Rabbi Pineḥas ben Ya’ir **happened** to come **to a certain inn [*ushpiza*].** His hosts **cast barley before his donkey** for him to eat. The donkey **did not eat** it.