Talmud Yerushalmi
Yerushalmi Avodah Zarah 5:2 ירושלמי עבודה זרה ה׳:ב׳
Part of: Chapter 5
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משנה: הַשׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַחֲמוֹר לְהָבִיא עָלֶיהָ יֵין נֶסֶךְ שְׂכָרָהּ אָסוּר. שְׂכָרָהּ לֵישֵׁב עָלֶיהָ אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִנִּיחַ לָגִינוֹ עָלֶיהָ שְׂכָרָהּ מוּתָּר:
MISHNAH: If somebody27A Gentile. The Mishnah is parallel to Mishnah 1; only rentals made for the explicit purpose of transporting libation wine (or idols) is forbidden, not occasional use if the hiring was for general purposes. hires a donkey to transport libation wine, its wages are forbidden. If he hired it to sit on it, even though he put his barrel28Greek λάγυνος, λάγηνος, Latin lagena“bottle”, also a measure. Middle High German lâgen“small barrel; a measure of volume or weight”. on it, its wages are permitted.
MISHNAH: If somebody27A Gentile. The Mishnah is parallel to Mishnah 1; only rentals made for the explicit purpose of transporting libation wine (or idols) is forbidden, not occasional use if the hiring was for general purposes. hires a donkey to transport libation wine, its wages are forbidden. If he hired it to sit on it, even though he put his barrel28Greek λάγυνος, λάγηνος, Latin lagena“bottle”, also a measure. Middle High German lâgen“small barrel; a measure of volume or weight”. on it, its wages are permitted.
הלכה: הַשׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַחֲמוֹר כול׳. עַד הֵיכָן. עַד כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא הַחֲמוֹר מַקְפִּיד.
HALAKHAH: “If somebody hires a donkey,” etc. How far? Up to when the donkey takes offense29If the weight of the rider and the barrel would be more than the normal load of a donkey, the contract would be for transporting the wine and illegal..
HALAKHAH: “If somebody hires a donkey,” etc. How far? Up to when the donkey takes offense29If the weight of the rider and the barrel would be more than the normal load of a donkey, the contract would be for transporting the wine and illegal..