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must give him the value of wheat of equal volume to the pebble that he removed. Had he not removed the pebble, the owner would have sold his wheat together with the pebble, all for the price of wheat. Accordingly, the removal of the pebble effectively caused the owner a small loss. It is apparent fr
The Talmud answers: With regard to legumes, one accepts 1/4th-kav per se’a, but with regard to dirt, he accepts less than 1/4th-kav.
And is it so that he does not accept 1/4th-kav of dirt? But isn’t it taught in a baraita: With regard to one who sells produce to another, if he sells him wheat, the buyer accepts upon himself that 1/4th-kav of legumes may be present in each se’a of wheat purchased. When purchasing barley, he acce
The Talmud asks: What, is it not that just as the baraita rules with regard to lentils, the same is true for wheat and for barley? The Talmud answers: No, lentils are different, because they are dug up from the ground and dirt can easily get mixed in. Lentils often contain a higher percentage of di
The Talmud suggests: But according to this, the only reason that a buyer accepts that dirt may be present in lentils but not in wheat and barley is that lentils are dug up from the ground, whereas wheat and barley are not. If so, resolve the dilemma from this baraita and conclude that when purchasi