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10:9:1

משנה: אֵין לוֹקְחִין מִן הָרוֹעִים צֶמֶר וְחָלָב וּגְדָיִים וְלֹא מִשּׁוֹמְרֵי פֵירוֹת עֵצִים וּפֵירוֹת אֲבָל לוֹקְחִין כְּלֵי פִשְׁתָּן מִן הַנָּשִׁים בַּגָּלִיל וַעֲגָלִים בַּשָּׁרוֹן. וְכוּלָּן שֶׁאָמרוּ לְהַטְמִין אָסוּר. וְלוֹקְחִין בֵּיצִים וְתַרְנוֹגַלִּין מִכָּל מָקוֹם.

MISHNAH: One does not buy wool, or milk, or lambs from shepherds79Since shepherds usually are not the owners of their flock, one has to assume that they sell stolen goods., nor wood or fruits from orchard watchmen; but one may buy linen garments from women in Galilee, and calves in the Sharon80In both cases, the trade was in the hand of women who ran the business for their husbands.. In all cases it is forbidden if they81If the seller tells the buyer to hide the merchandise, the buyer has to know that he is buying stolen goods. He is forbidden to buy. told to hide. One buys eggs and chickens everywhere.

MISHNAH: One does not buy wool, or milk, or lambs from shepherds79Since shepherds usually are not the owners of their flock, one has to assume that they sell stolen goods., nor wood or fruits from orchard watchmen; but one may buy linen garments from women in Galilee, and calves in the Sharon80In both cases, the trade was in the hand of women who ran the business for their husbands.. In all cases it is forbidden if they81If the seller tells the buyer to hide the merchandise, the buyer has to know that he is buying stolen goods. He is forbidden to buy. told to hide. One buys eggs and chickens everywhere.

10:9:2

הלכה: אֵין לוֹקְחִין מִן הָרוֹעִים כול׳. תַּנֵּי. אֵין מְקַבְּלִין פִּקְדוֹנוֹת לא מִנָּשִׁים וְלֹא מֵעֲבָדִים וְלֹא מִקְּטַנִּים. קִיבֵּל מִן הָאִשָּׁה יַחֲזִיר לָהּ. מֵתָה יַחֲזִיר לְבַעֲלָהּ.

HALAKHAH: “One does not buy from shepherds,” etc. It was stated82Cf. Halakhah 9:11, Note 94 ff.: “One does not accept deposits from women, or slaves, or underage children. If one accepted from a woman, he should return it to her; if she died, he should return it to her husband.”

HALAKHAH: “One does not buy from shepherds,” etc. It was stated82Cf. Halakhah 9:11, Note 94 ff.: “One does not accept deposits from women, or slaves, or underage children. If one accepted from a woman, he should return it to her; if she died, he should return it to her husband.”

Texts

  • Hebrew: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · License: CC-BY
  • English: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · License: CC-BY

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