## Mishnah Meilah Chapter 5

###### Mishnah Meilah 5:1
[Mishnah Meilah 5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Meilah/r/5:1)

הַנֶּהֱנֶה שָׁוֶה פְרוּטָה מִן הַהֶקְדֵּשׁ, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא פָגַם, מָעַל, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁיֶשׁ בּוֹ פְגָם, לֹא מָעַל עַד שֶׁיִּפְגֹּם. וְכָל דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ פְגָם, כֵּיוָן שֶׁנֶּהֱנָה, מָעַל. כֵּיצַד. נָתְנָה קַטְלָא בְצַוָּארָהּ, טַבַּעַת בְּיָדָהּ, שָׁתְתָה בְכוֹס שֶׁל זָהָב, כֵּיוָן שֶׁנֶּהֱנֵית, מָעֲלָה. לָבַשׁ בְּחָלוּק, כִּסָּה בְטַלִּית, בִּקַּע בְּקֻרְדֹּם, לֹא מָעַל עַד שֶׁיִּפְגֹּם. תָּלַשׁ מִן הַחַטָּאת כְּשֶׁהִיא חַיָּה, לֹא מָעַל עַד שֶׁיִּפְגֹּם. כְּשֶׁהִיא מֵתָה, כֵּיוָן שֶׁנֶּהֱנָה, מָעָל:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One who derives benefit equal to** the value of **one *peruta* from a consecrated item, even though he did not damage** it, is **liable for** its **misuse;** this is **the statement of Rabbi Akiva. And the Rabbis say:** With regard to **any** consecrated **item that has** the potential to be **damaged,** one is **not liable for misuse until he** causes it one *peruta* of **damage; and** with regard to an item **that does not have** the potential to be **damaged, once he derives benefit** from it he is **liable for misuse.** The mishna elaborates: **How so?** If a woman **placed** a consecrated gold **chain [*ketala*] around her neck,** or a gold **ring on her hand,** i.e., her finger, or if **one drank from** a consecrated **gold cup,** since they are not damaged through use, **once he derives benefit** equal to the value of one *peruta* from them, he is **liable for misuse.** If **one wore** a consecrated **robe, covered** himself **with** a consecrated **garment,** or **chopped** wood **with** a consecrated **ax,** he is **not liable for misuse until he** causes them one *peruta* of **damage.** **One who derives benefit from a sin offering while it is alive** is **not liable for misuse until he** causes it one *peruta* of **damage. When it is dead, once he derives benefit** equal to the value of **one *peruta*** from it, he is **liable for misuse.**


###### Mishnah Meilah 5:2
[Mishnah Meilah 5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Meilah/r/5:2)

נֶהֱנָה בְכַחֲצִי פְרוּטָה וּפָגַם בְּכַחֲצִי פְרוּטָה, אוֹ שֶׁנֶּהֱנָה בְשָׁוֶה פְרוּטָה בְּדָבָר אֶחָד וּפָגַם בְּשָׁוֶה פְרוּטָה בְּדָבָר אַחֵר, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא מָעַל, עַד שֶׁנֶּהֱנֶה בְשָׁוֶה פְרוּטָה וְיִפְגֹּם בְּשָׁוֶה פְרוּטָה בְּדָבָר אֶחָד:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If **one derived benefit** equal **to half** of **a *peruta*** from a consecrated item **and caused** it **half of a *peruta* of damage, or if he derived benefit** equal to **the value of one *peruta* from** a consecrated **item** that has the potential to be damaged **and caused damage of the value of one *peruta* to another** consecrated **item** but derived no benefit from it, he is exempt. The reason is that **one is not liable for misuse until he derives benefit of the value of one *peruta*** from a consecrated item **and causes damage of the value of one *peruta* to one,** i.e., the same **item.**


###### Mishnah Meilah 5:3
[Mishnah Meilah 5:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Meilah/r/5:3)

אֵין מוֹעֵל אַחַר מוֹעֵל בַּמֻּקְדָּשִׁין, אֶלָּא בְהֵמָה וּכְלֵי שָׁרֵת. כֵּיצַד. רָכַב עַל גַּבֵּי בְהֵמָה וּבָא חֲבֵרוֹ וְרָכַב וּבָא חֲבֵרוֹ וְרָכַב, שָׁתָה בְכוֹס שֶׁל זָהָב וּבָא חֲבֵרוֹ וְשָׁתָה וּבָא חֲבֵרוֹ וְשָׁתָה, תָּלַשׁ מִן הַחַטָּאת וּבָא חֲבֵרוֹ וְתָלַשׁ וּבָא חֲבֵרוֹ וְתָלַשׁ, כֻּלָּן מָעֲלוּ. רַבִּי אוֹמֵר, כֹּל שֶׁאֵין לוֹ פִדְיוֹן, יֶשׁ בּוֹ מוֹעֵל אַחַר מוֹעֵל:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
One is liable for **misuse after misuse in consecrated items only** in the case of **an animal and** in the case of **service vessels.How so?** If **one rode upon** a sacrificial **animal, and another** person **came and rode** upon that animal, **and** yet **another came and rode** upon it as well, **all of them are liable for misuse** of the animal. In the case of service vessels, if **one drank from a gold cup, and another came and drank** from that cup, **and** yet **another** individual **came and drank** from it, **all of them are liable for misuse** of the cup. If **one removed** wool **from a sin offering, and another came and removed** wool from that animal, **and** yet **another** person **came and removed** wool from it, **all of them are liable for misuse** of the animal. **Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi **says:** With regard to **any** consecrated **item that is not subject to redemption, there is** liability for **misuse after misuse with regard to it.**


###### Mishnah Meilah 5:4
[Mishnah Meilah 5:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Meilah/r/5:4)

נָטַל אֶבֶן אוֹ קוֹרָה שֶׁל הֶקְדֵּשׁ, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא מָעַל. נְתָנָהּ לַחֲבֵרוֹ, הוּא מָעַל וַחֲבֵרוֹ לֹא מָעַל. בְּנָאָהּ בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא מָעַל, עַד שֶׁיָּדוּר תַּחְתֶּיהָ בְּשָׁוֶה פְרוּטָה. נָטַל פְּרוּטָה שֶׁל הֶקְדֵּשׁ, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא מָעַל. נְתָנָהּ לַחֲבֵרוֹ, הוּא מָעַל וַחֲבֵרוֹ לֹא מָעַל. נְתָנָהּ לַבַּלָּן, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא רָחַץ, מָעַל, שֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר לוֹ, הֲרֵי מֶרְחָץ פְּתוּחָה, הִכָּנֵס וּרְחֹץ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In a case where **one took** for his use **a consecrated stone or a beam, that** person **is not liable for** its **misuse.** If **he gave** the stone or the beam **to another, he is liable for** its **misuse and the other** person **is not liable for** its **misuse.** If **he built** the stone or the beam **into his house, he is not liable for** its **misuse until he resides beneath it** and derives benefit equal to **the value of one *peruta*** from it. If **one took** for his use **a consecrated *peruta*, that** person **is not liable for** its **misuse.** If **he gave** the *peruta* **to another, he is liable for** its **misuse and the other** person **is not liable for** its **misuse.** If **he gave** the *peruta* **to a bathhouse attendant [*levallan*], although he did not bathe, he is liable for misuse** of the *peruta*. The reason is **that** at the moment he receives the *peruta*, the attendant in effect **says to** the owner of the *peruta*: **The bathhouse is open before you, enter and bathe.** The benefit derived from that availability is worth one *peruta*.


###### Mishnah Meilah 5:5
[Mishnah Meilah 5:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Meilah/r/5:5)

אֲכִילָתוֹ וַאֲכִילַת חֲבֵרוֹ, הֲנָיָתוֹ וַהֲנָיַת חֲבֵרוֹ, אֲכִילָתוֹ וַהֲנָיַת חֲבֵרוֹ, הֲנָיָתוֹ וַאֲכִילַת חֲבֵרוֹ, מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה, וַאֲפִלּוּ לִזְמָן מְרֻבֶּה:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One’s consumption** of half of a *peruta* of consecrated food **and another’s consumption** of half of a *peruta* of consecrated food that the first person fed him; and likewise **one’s benefit** of half of a *peruta* derived from a consecrated item **and another’s benefit** of half of a *peruta* derived from a consecrated item that the first person provided him; and similarly **one’s consumption and another’s benefit** derived or **one’s benefit** derived **and another’s consumption,** all these **join together** to constitute the requisite measure of one *peruta* for liability for misuse, **and** that is the *halakha* **even if much time** has passed between these various acts of consumption and deriving of benefit.