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Bava Basra 5:10 - 5:11

The Mishnah Yomi for Friday, November 29, 2024 is Bava Basra 5:10 - 5:11

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Mishnah 1

Mishnayos Bava Basra Perek 5 Mishnah 10

בבא בתרא פרק ה׳ משנה י׳

10
A wholesaler [hassiton] must clean his measuring vessels, which are used for measuring liquids such as oil and wine, once every thirty days, because the residue of the liquids sticks to the measure and reduces its capacity. And a homeowner who sells his goods must clean his measuring vessels only once every twelve months. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The matters are reversed. In the case of one who is constantly using his vessels for selling merchandise the residue does not adhere to the measuring vessel, and therefore a wholesaler must clean his measures only once a year. But in the case of a homeowner, who does not sell as often, the residue adheres to the measuring vessel; therefore, he must clean them every thirty days. A storekeeper, who constantly sells merchandise in small quantities, cleans his measuring vessels twice a week and cleans his weights once a week; and he cleans the pans of his scales after each and every weighing, to ensure that no merchandise has adhered to the pans, thereby increasing their weight.
הַסִּיטוֹן מְקַנֵּחַ מִדּוֹתָיו אַחַת לִשְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, וּבַעַל הַבַּיִת אַחַת לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, חִלּוּף הַדְּבָרִים. חֶנְוָנִי מְקַנֵּחַ מִדּוֹתָיו פַּעֲמַיִם בַּשַּׁבָּת, וּמְמַחֶה מִשְׁקְלוֹתָיו פַּעַם אַחַת בַּשַּׁבָּת, וּמְקַנֵּחַ מֹאזְנַיִם עַל כָּל מִשְׁקָל וּמִשְׁקָל:
י׳

הסיטון – a business man that purchases a lot together, and then goes back and sells to storekeepers bit by bit (i.e., wholesale provision dealer).

מקנח מדיותיו – for the wine and/or the oil hat became congealed in them and the measurement is lessened.

ובעל הבית – that doesn’t sell frequently like a wholesale provision dealer, cleanses them once a year.

פעמים בשבת – the storekeeper is not liable to drip three drops as the wholesale provision dealer and the owner as it remains in the utensil and cleaves to it.

וממחה – he cleanses the stones of his scales that he weighs on them a moist/liquid thing.

על כל משקל ומשקל – every time that he weighs something, he cleanses it/wipes it down.

הסיטון. סוחר שקונה הרבה ביחד וחוזר ומוכר לחנונים מעט מעט:

מקנח מדותיו. בשביל היין והשמן שנקרש בתוכם והמדה מתמעטת:

ובעל הבית. שאינו מוכר תדיר כסיטון, מקנח פעם אחת בשנה:

פעמים בשבת. שהחנוני אינו חייב להטיף שלש טפין כמו שחייב הסיטון ובעל הבית, ומשתייר בכלי ונדבק בו:

וממחה. מקנח אבני משקלותיו ששוקל בהן דבר לח:

על כל משקל ומשקל. כל פעם ששוקל מקנח:

Mishnah 2

Mishnayos Bava Basra Perek 5 Mishnah 11

בבא בתרא פרק ה׳ משנה י"א

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Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: In what case is this statement, that it is necessary to clean a measuring vessel, said? With regard to moist items, which are likely to adhere to the measuring vessels. But with regard to dry goods, which do not adhere to the measuring vessels, one does not need to clean his measuring vessels. And before adding the weights and merchandise the seller is obligated to let the pans of the scale that will hold the merchandise tilt an extra handbreadth for the buyer by adding a weight to that side. If the seller weighed for him exactly, i.e., with the scales equally balanced initially, instead of allowing the scales to tilt an extra handbreadth, he must give the buyer additional amounts [geirumin], an additional one-tenth in the case of liquids sold by weight, and an additional one-twentieth in the case of dry goods. The mishna continues to discuss the correct method of weighing: In a place where they were accustomed to measure merchandise in several stages with a small measuring vessel, one may not measure all the items at once with a single large measuring vessel. In a place where they measure with one large measuring vessel, one may not measure with several small measuring vessels. In a place where the custom is to level the top of the measuring vessel to remove substances heaped above its edges, one may not heap it, and where the custom is to heap it, one may not level it.
אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בַּלַּח. אֲבָל בַּיָּבֵשׁ, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ. וְחַיָּב לְהַכְרִיעַ לוֹ טֶפַח. הָיָה שׁוֹקֵל לוֹ עַיִן בְּעַיִן, נוֹתֵן לוֹ גֵרוּמָיו, אֶחָד לַעֲשָׂרָה בַּלַּח וְאֶחָד לְעֶשְׂרִים בַּיָּבֵשׁ. מְקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ לָמֹד בַּדַּקָּה, לֹא יָמֹד בַּגַּסָּה. בַּגַּסָּה, לֹא יָמֹד בַּדַּקָּה. לִמְחֹק, לֹא יִגְדֹּשׁ. לִגְדֹּשׁ, לֹא יִמְחֹק:
י"א

וחייב להכריע טפח – from the weight a liter and beyond, but less than a liter, he doesn’t need the customary additional weight in retail of a handbreadth (see Tractate Bava Batra 89a).

היה שוקל עין בעין – as for example, in a place where they did not have the practice of the customary additional weight in retail of a handbreadth and he restores the reed of the balance equally.

נותן לו את הגירומין – his customary additional weight in retailing for every ten liters, he adds one-tenth of a liter which is 1/100 when he sells liquid/moist, and with dry [products], he adds [one-half] of one tenth of a liter to every twenty liters.

למוד בדקה – with a small measure.

לא ימוד בגסה – with a large measure, for there is loss to the purchaser as he doesn’t give him anything other than the one customary additional weight in retailing. But he should need to give him many customary additional weights in retailing.

למחוק – to remove what goes upon the rim of the measure.

לא יגדוש – and even though he adds cost to him.

ימחוק – and even though he lessens for him from the payment.

וחייב להכריע טפח. ממשקל ליטרא ואילך. אבל פחות מליטרא אין צריך הכרע טפח:

היה שוקל עין בעין. כגון במקום שלא נהגו להכריע ומעמיד קנה המאזנים בשוה:

נותן לו את גרומיו. הכרעותיו. לכל עשרה ליטרא מוסיף לו עשירית ליטרא, שהוא אחד למאה כשימכור בלח. וביבש מוסיף [חצי] עשירית ליטרא לכל עשרים ליטרא:

למוד בדקה. במדה קטנה:

לא ימוד בגסה. במדה גדולה. דהוי פסידא דלוקח, שאין נותן לו אלא הכרע אחד והיה צריך ליתן לו הכרעות רבות:

למחוק. להסיר מה שעולה על שפת המדה:

לא יגדוש. ואף על פי שמוסיף לו בדמים:

לא ימחוק. ואף על פי שפוחת לו מן הדמים:

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