## Menachot Daf 85b

###### Menachot 85b:1
[Menachot 85b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:1)

בָּרַיְיתָא קָתָנֵי ״שׁוֹנֶה״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
it is only **the *baraita*** that **teaches** that he plows and then **repeats** the plowing. It would appear, then, that the mishna and *baraita* express different opinions, and it may be that according to the mishna one does not need to plow in the second year at all.


###### Menachot 85b:2
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הָא לָא קַשְׁיָא, כָּאן בַּעֲבוּדָה, כָּאן בְּשֶׁאֵינָהּ עֲבוּדָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara dismisses this suggestion: **This** is **not difficult;** it is possible that the mishna and the *baraita* do not disagree, and **here,** the mishna, which does not require plowing a second time, **is referring to a cultivated** field, whereas **there,** the *baraita* **is referring to an uncultivated** field, and therefore it requires that the field be plowed a second time.


###### Menachot 85b:3
[Menachot 85b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:3)

מַאי הָוֵי עֲלַהּ? תָּא שְׁמַע, דְּתַנְיָא: נָר חֶצְיָהּ וְזוֹרֵעַ חֶצְיָהּ, נָר חֶצְיָהּ וְזוֹרֵעַ חֶצְיָהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara concludes: **What** halakhic conclusion **was** reached **about** this matter? **Come** and **hear** the resolution from that **which is taught** in a *baraita*: For the first year, **one plows** the entire field during the first **half of** the year, **and** then he **sows half of** the field, leaving the other half fallow. For the second year, one again **plows** the entire field during the first **half of** the year, **and** then he **sows** the **half of** the field that was left fallow in the previous year. It is evident from this *baraita* that during the second year as well, the field is plowed before it is sown.


###### Menachot 85b:4
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אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: אֵין מְבִיאִין אֶת הָעוֹמֶר אֶלָּא מִן הַשָּׂדוֹת הַמּוּדְרָמוֹת שֶׁבְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁבָּהֶן חַמָּה זוֹרַחַת, וּמֵהֶן חַמָּה שׁוֹקַעַת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rabbi Yoḥanan says: One brings the *omer* only from** the **southern fields of Eretz Yisrael, as upon those** fields, the **sun rises** and shines, **and from those** fields, the **sun** also **sets.** Those fields are exposed to abundant sunlight, and so they produce a superior-quality crop.


###### Menachot 85b:5
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תַּנְיָא נָמֵי הָכִי, אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר: עוֹמֶר הָיָה בָּא מִבִּקְעַת בֵּית מִקְלָה, כְּבַת שָׁלֹשׁ סְאִין הָיְתָה, וְשָׂדֶה מוּדְרֶמֶת הָיְתָה, וּבָהּ חַמָּה זוֹרַחַת וּמִמֶּנָּה חַמָּה שׁוֹקַעַת. נָיר חֶצְיָהּ וְזוֹרֵעַ חֶצְיָהּ, נָיר חֶצְיָהּ וְזוֹרֵעַ חֶצְיָהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**This is also taught** in a *baraita*: **Abba Shaul says** that **the *omer* would come from** grain grown in **the valley of Beit Mikle.** The field there **was about three *se’a*, and it was a southern field, and** the **sun would rise** and shine **upon it, and** the **sun would set from it.** During the first year, the farmer **plowed** the entire field during the first **half of** the year, **and** he then **sowed half of** the field, leaving the other half fallow. During the second year, he again **plowed** the entire field during the first **half of** the year, **and** he then **sowed** the **half of** the field that was left fallow in the previous year.


###### Menachot 85b:6
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רַב חִלְקִיָּה בַּר טוֹבִי הֲוָה לֵיהּ קַרְנָא דְּאַרְעָא, נָר חֶצְיָהּ וְזָרַע חֶצְיָהּ, נָר חֶצְיָהּ וְזָרַע חֶצְיָהּ, וַעֲבַדָה עַל חַד תְּרֵי, וּמְזַבֵּין לְהוּ לְחִיטֵּי לִסְמִידָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara demonstrates the efficacy of this method: **Rav Ḥilkiya bar Tovi had a tract of land. He plowed** the field during the first **half of** the year **and** then **sowed half of** it. The next year, **he plowed** the field during the first **half of** the year **and** then **sowed** the other **half of it. And** this method was so effective that his field **produced twice** as much wheat as other fields its size, **and** it was of such a superior quality that **he sold** the **wheat** to be used **as fine flour [*lismida*]** for the meal offerings in the Temple.


###### Menachot 85b:7
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וְאִם הִתְלִיעָה – פְּסוּלָה. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: סוֹלֶת שֶׁהִתְלִיעָה רוּבָּהּ – פְּסוּלָה, וְחִיטִּין שֶׁהִתְלִיעוּ רוּבָּן – פְּסוּלוֹת. בָּעֵי רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה: בְּרוֹב חִטָּה, אוֹ בְּרוֹב סְאָה? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: **And if** the flour **became wormy,** it is **unfit** for use in a meal offering. **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: **Fine flour the majority of which became wormy** is **unfit. And** similarly, **wheat** kernels **the majority of which became wormy** are **unfit,** and they may not be used to produce fine flour for meal offerings. **Rabbi Yirmeya asks:** What is the meaning of this latter ruling? Is it saying only that if the **majority of** an individual **wheat** kernel becomes wormy the flour produced from it is unfit, **or** is it saying that when the **majority of a *se’a*** of kernels becomes wormy the entire *se’a* is **unfit?** The Gemara concludes: The dilemma **shall stand** unresolved.


###### Menachot 85b:8
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בָּעֵי רָבָא: הִקְדִּישָׁן, מַהוּ שֶׁיִּלְקֶה עֲלֵיהֶן מִשּׁוּם בַּעַל מוּם? כֵּיוָן דְּפָסֵיל – כְּבַעַל מוּם דָּמֵי, אוֹ דִלְמָא אֵין בַּעַל מוּם אֶלָּא בִּבְהֵמָה? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava asks:** If **one consecrated** grains of wormy wheat for use in a meal offering, **what is** the *halakha* with regard to whether **he should be flogged for** consecrating **them due to** the prohibition against consecrating **a flawed** item as an offering? One is flogged for consecrating a blemished animal as an offering (see *Temura* 6b); does the same apply to consecrating wormy wheat? Does one say that **since** the wheat is **unfit,** it is **comparable to a blemished** animal? **Or perhaps,** the prohibition against consecrating **a flawed** item **applies only to an animal.** The Gemara concludes: The dilemma **shall stand** unresolved.


###### Menachot 85b:9
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תְּנַן הָתָם: כׇּל עֵץ שֶׁנִּמְצָא בּוֹ תּוֹלַעַת – פָּסוּל לְגַבֵּי מִזְבֵּחַ. אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: לֹא שָׁנוּ אֶלָּא לַח, אֲבָל יָבֵשׁ – גּוֹרְרוֹ וְכָשֵׁר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **We learned** in a mishna **elsewhere** (*Middot* 2:5) with regard to the wood logs that are burned on the altar: Priests inspect them before they are used and **any log in which a worm is found** is **unfit for** use **on the altar.** In reference to this mishna, **Shmuel says: They taught** this *halakha* **only** with regard to **a wet** log, as a wormy section cannot be removed. **But** if a wormy section is found in **a dry** log, the priest **scrapes** the wormy spot **away, and** the log is **fit** for use.


###### Menachot 85b:10
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בָּעֵי רָבָא: הִקְדִּישׁוֹ, מַהוּ שֶׁיִּלְקֶה עָלָיו מִשּׁוּם בַּעַל מוּם? כֵּיוָן דְּפָסוּל כְּבַעַל מוּם דָּמֵי, אוֹ דִלְמָא אֵין בַּעַל מוּם אֶלָּא בִּבְהֵמָה? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava asks:** If **one consecrated** a wormy log to be used on the altar, **what is** the *halakha* with regard to whether **he should be flogged for** consecrating **it due to** the prohibition against consecrating **a flawed** item as an offering? Does one say that **since** the log is **unfit,** it is **comparable to a blemished** animal? **Or perhaps,** the prohibition against consecrating **a flawed** item **applies only to an animal.** The Gemara concludes: The dilemma **shall stand** unresolved.


###### Menachot 85b:11
[Menachot 85b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:11)

**מַתְנִי׳** תְּקוֹעַ – אַלְפָּא לַשֶּׁמֶן. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר: שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ רֶגֶב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן. כׇּל הָאֲרָצוֹת הָיוּ כְּשֵׁרוֹת, אֶלָּא מִיכָּן הָיוּ מְבִיאִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** Olive trees in **Tekoa** are the **primary** source **of oil** to be used in meal offerings. **Abba Shaul says: Secondary to** Tekoa **is Regev on the** east **bank of the Jordan** River. **All the regions were valid** for oil to be brought from them, **but** it was **from here** that **they would bring** it.


###### Menachot 85b:12
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אֵין מְבִיאִין לֹא מִבֵּית הַזְּבָלִים, וְלֹא מִבֵּית הַשְּׁלָחִים, וְלֹא מִן מַה שֶּׁנִּזְרַע בֵּינֵיהֶם, וְאִם הֵבִיא – כָּשֵׁר. אֵין מְבִיאִין אַנְפַּקְטָן, וְאִם הֵבִיא – כָּשֵׁר. אֵין מְבִיאִין מִן הַגַּרְגְּרִין שֶׁנִּשְׁרוּ בְּמַיִם, וְלֹא מִן הַכְּבָשִׁים, וְלֹא מִן הַשְּׁלוּקִים, וְאִם הֵבִיא – פָּסוּל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One may not bring** a meal offering containing oil from olives taken **from a fertilized** olive **grove, nor** from olives taken **from an irrigated** olive **grove, nor** from olives taken **from** an olive grove where grain **was sown between** the trees. **But if one did bring** a meal offering containing oil from such groves, it is **valid. One may not bring** a meal offering containing oil from **unripe olives [*anpiktan*], but if one did bring** it, it is **valid. One may not bring** a meal offering containing oil **from olives that were soaked in water, nor from pickled** olives, **nor from boiled** olives, **and** even if **one did bring** it, it is **not valid.**


###### Menachot 85b:13
[Menachot 85b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:13)

**גְּמָ׳** ״וַיִּשְׁלַח יוֹאָב תְּקוֹעָה וַיִּקַּח מִשָּׁם אִשָּׁה חֲכָמָה״, מַאי שְׁנָא תְּקוֹעָה? אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁרְגִילִין בְּשֶׁמֶן זַיִת, חָכְמָה מְצוּיָה בָּהֶן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara notes the effect of Tekoa’s oil on those living there: The verse states: **“And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from there a wise woman”** (II Samuel 14:2). **What is different** about **Tekoa** that Joab chose to bring a woman from there? **Rabbi Yoḥanan says: Since** the residents of Tekoa **are accustomed to** use **olive oil, wisdom is prevalent there.**


###### Menachot 85b:14
[Menachot 85b:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:14)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״וְטֹבֵל בְּשֶׁמֶן רַגְלוֹ״ – זֶה חֶלְקוֹ שֶׁל אָשֵׁר, שֶׁמּוֹשֵׁךְ שֶׁמֶן כְּמַעְיָן. אָמְרוּ: פַּעַם אַחַת נִצְרְכוּ לָהֶן אַנְשֵׁי לוּדְקִיָּא (בְּשֶׁמֶן) [לְשֶׁמֶן], מִינּוּ לָהֶן פּוּלְמוֹסְטוּס אֶחָד, אָמְרוּ לוֹ: לֵךְ וְהָבֵא לָנוּ שֶׁמֶן בְּמֵאָה רִיבּוֹא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara digresses to discuss the tribal portion of Asher, in which the city of Tekoa is located: **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: In his blessing to the tribe of Asher, Moses said: “He will be pleasing to his brothers, **and immerse his foot in oil”** (Deuteronomy 33:24). **This** is referring to **the portion of Asher, as the oil flows** there **like a spring.** The Gemara relates: **They said** that **once, the people of Laodicea were in need of oil. They appointed** a gentile **messenger [*polmostos*]** and **said to him: Go and bring us one million** *maneh* worth **of oil.**


###### Menachot 85b:15
[Menachot 85b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:15)

הָלַךְ לִירוּשָׁלַיִם, אָמְרוּ לוֹ: לֵךְ לְצוֹר, הָלַךְ לְצוֹר, אָמְרוּ לוֹ: לֵךְ לְגוּשׁ חָלָב, הָלַךְ לְגוּשׁ חָלָב, אָמְרוּ לוֹ: לֵךְ אֵצֶל פְּלוֹנִי לְשָׂדֶה הַלָּז, וּמְצָאוֹ שֶׁהָיָה עוֹזֵק תַּחַת זֵיתָיו. אָמַר לוֹ: יֵשׁ לְךָ שֶׁמֶן בְּמֵאָה רִיבּוֹא שֶׁאֲנִי צָרִיךְ? אָמַר לוֹ: הַמְתֵּן לִי עַד שֶׁאֲסַיֵּים מְלַאכְתִּי, הִמְתִּין עַד שֶׁסִּיֵּים מְלַאכְתּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**He** first **went to Jerusalem** to procure the oil, but residents there did not have that quantity of oil. **They said to him: Go to Tyre,** which was a commercial city. **He went to Tyre,** but they also did not have enough oil. **They said to him: Go to Gush Ḥalav,** which is located in the portion of Asher. **He went to Gush Ḥalav,** and **they said to him: Go to so-and-so, to that field.** He went there **and found** someone **hoeing [*ozek*] under his olive trees.** The messenger **said to** that man: **Do you have** the **one million** *maneh* worth **of oil that I need?** The man **said to him: Wait for me until I complete my labor,** i.e., hoeing. The messenger **waited until** the man **completed his labor.**


###### Menachot 85b:16
[Menachot 85b:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:16)

לְאַחַר שֶׁסִּיֵּים מְלַאכְתּוֹ, הִפְשִׁיל כֵּלָיו לַאֲחוֹרָיו, וְהָיָה מְסַקֵּל וּבָא בַּדֶּרֶךְ. אָמַר לוֹ: יֵשׁ לְךָ שֶׁמֶן בְּמֵאָה רִיבּוֹא? כִּמְדוּמֶּה אֲנִי שֶׁשְּׂחוֹק שָׂחֲקוּ בִּי הַיְּהוּדִים. כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיעַ לְעִירוֹ, הוֹצִיאָה לוֹ שִׁפְחָתוֹ קוּמְקְמוֹס שֶׁל חַמִּין, וְרָחַץ בּוֹ יָדָיו וְרַגְלָיו. הוֹצִיאָה לוֹ סֵפֶל שֶׁל זָהָב מְלֵיאָה שֶׁמֶן, וְטָבַל בּוֹ יָדָיו וְרַגְלָיו, לְקַיֵּים מַה שֶּׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְטוֹבֵל בַּשֶּׁמֶן רַגְלוֹ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**After he completed his labor,** the man **slung his tools** over his shoulders **behind him,** a manner typical of poor laborers, and started walking, **and he was removing stones** from his orchard **as he went along the path.** Upon seeing this behavior, which suggested the man was merely a laborer, the messenger questioned whether the man was truly able to provide him with the oil. **He said to** the man: Can it be that **you** really **have** the **one million** *maneh* worth **of oil that I need? It seems to me that the Jews** of Gush Ḥalav **are making a laughingstock of me** by sending me here. **When he reached his city,** the man’s **maidservant brought out to him a kettle [*kumkemos*] of hot** water, **and he washed his hands and his feet.** Afterward, **she brought out to him a golden basin filled with oil, in which he immersed his hands and feet, in fulfillment of that** which **is stated** with regard to the Tribe of Asher: **“And immerse his foot in oil”** (Deuteronomy 33:24).


###### Menachot 85b:17
[Menachot 85b:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:17)

לְאַחַר שֶׁאָכְלוּ וְשָׁתוּ, מָדַד לוֹ שֶׁמֶן בְּמֵאָה רִיבּוֹא. אָמַר לוֹ: כְּלוּם אַתָּה צָרִיךְ לְיוֹתֵר? אָמַר לוֹ: הֵן, אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין לִי דָּמִים. אָמַר לוֹ: אִם אַתָּה רוֹצֶה לִיקַּח – קַח, וַאֲנִי אֵלֵךְ עִמְּךָ וְאֶטּוֹל דָּמָיו. מָדַד לוֹ שֶׁמֶן בִּשְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר רִיבּוֹא. אָמְרוּ: לֹא הִנִּיחַ אוֹתוֹ הָאִישׁ לֹא סוּס וְלֹא פֶּרֶד וְלֹא גָּמָל וְלֹא חֲמוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁלֹּא שְׂכָרוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**After they ate and drank,** the man **measured out** for the messenger **one million** *maneh* worth **of oil.** The man **said to him:** Are you sure that **you do not need any more** oil? The messenger **said to him: Yes,** I do need more, **but I do not have** the **money** for it. The man **said to him: If you wish to take** more oil, **take** it **and I will go** back to Laodicea **with you and collect the money** for the extra oil there. The messenger agreed and the man **measured out** an additional **180,000** *maneh* worth **of oil.** Concerning this incident, people **said:** The messenger had such an enormous burden of oil that **he left neither a horse, nor a mule, nor a camel, nor a donkey in** all of **Eretz Yisrael that he did not rent** in order to help transport the oil back to Laodicea.


###### Menachot 85b:18
[Menachot 85b:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:18)

כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיעַ לְעִירוֹ, יָצְאוּ אַנְשֵׁי עִירוֹ לְקַלְּסוֹ. אָמַר לָהֶם: לֹא לִי קַלְּסוּנִי, אֶלָּא לָזֶה שֶׁבָּא עִמִּי, שֶׁמָּדַד לִי שֶׁמֶן בְּמֵאָה רִיבּוֹא, וַהֲרֵי נוֹשֶׁה בִּי בִּשְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה רִיבּוֹא, לְקַיֵּים מַה שֶּׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״יֵשׁ מִתְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵין כֹּל מִתְרוֹשֵׁשׁ וְהוֹן רָב״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**When** the messenger finally **reached his city, the people of his city came out to praise him [*lekaleso*]** for achieving this tremendous feat. The messenger **said to them: Do not praise me. Rather,** praise **this** man **who has come with me, as** it is **he** who **measured for me one million** *maneh* worth **of oil, and he extended a debt to me for 180,000** *maneh* worth **of oil.** This incident was **in fulfillment of that** which **is stated: “There is one who seems to be rich, yet has nothing; there is one who seems to be poor, yet has great wealth”** (Proverbs 13:7).


###### Menachot 85b:19
[Menachot 85b:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/85b:19)

אֵין מְבִיאִין לֹא מִבֵּית הַזְּבָלִים, וְהָתַנְיָא: אֵין מְבִיאִין אַנְפַּקְטָן,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: **One may not bring** a meal offering containing oil made from olives **from a fertilized** olive **grove.** The mishna continues to state that one may not bring a meal offering containing oil from unripe olives, and, according to one version of the mishna’s text, it adds that even if one did bring a meal offering containing such oil, it is not valid. The Gemara asks: **But isn’t it taught** in a *baraita*: **One may not bring** a meal offering containing oil made from **unripe olives,**