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Mishnayos Demai Perek 2 Mishnah 5

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5

Rabbi Meir says: [if produce] which is usually measured out [for sale] in a large [quantity] was measured out in a small [quantity], the small quantity is treated as if it was a large [quantity]. If [produce] which is usually measured out for sale in a small [quantity] was measured out in a large [quantity], the large [quantity] is treated as if it was a small [quantity]. What is considered a large quantity? For dry [produce] three kavs, and for liquids, the value of one dinar. Rabbi Yose says: baskets of figs, baskets of grapes, and bushels of vegetables when he sells them in lumps, they are exempt [from the rules of demai].

רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, אֶת שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לְהִמָּדֵד בְּגַסָּה וּמְדָדוֹ בְדַקָּה, טְפֵלָה דַקָּה לַגַּסָּה. אֶת שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לְהִמָּדֵד בְּדַקָּה וּמָדַד בַּגַסָּה, טְפֵלָה גַסָּה לַדַּקָּה. אֵיזוֹ הִיא מִדָּה גַסָּה, בְּיָבֵשׁ, שְׁלשֶׁת קַבִּין, וּבְלַח, דִּינָר. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, סַלֵּי תְאֵנִים וְסַלֵּי עֲנָבִים וְקֻפּוֹת שֶׁל יָרָק, כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהוּא מוֹכְרָן אַכְסָרָה, פָּטוּר:

ה׳
Bartenura

את שדרכו להמדד בדקה ומדדו בגסה – we have the reading.

טפילה דקה לגסה (the small quantity is subject to the [rules governing] large quantities) – and he is exempt [from tithing doubtfully tithed produce] when he sells in bulk and we don’t say since that it is his manner to be accustomed to small amounts, he is liable [to tithe doubtfully tithed produce] when he measures with bulk/large quantities.

ובלח דינר – a measure that has what is worth a Denar, because the measure was not known for that which was wet, for the market price always changes, therefore, they estimated in monetary value.

אכסרה (in a lump) – not by measure and not by weight but rather according to an estimation, and he is exempt [from tithing doubtfully tithed produce] for it is like one is selling in bulk. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Yossi.

את שדרכו להמדד בדקה ומדדו בגסה. גרסינן:

טפילה דקה לגסה. ופטור כשהוא מוכר בגסה, ולא אמרינן כיון דדרכו למוד בדקה חייב אף כשמודד בגסה:

ובלח דינר. מדה שיש בה מה שהוא שוה דינר. לפי שלא היתה מדה ידועה ללח שהשער משתנה תמיד לכך שיערו בדמים:

אכסרה. לא במדה ולא במשקל אלא לפי האומד, פטור דהוי כמוכר בגסה. ואין הלכה כר׳ יוסי: