| פרק ד - משנה ג | |
| רבי יהודה אומר | R' Yehuda says |
| אין זה אלא גדר הכרם | this (what was described in the previous משנה) is only "גדר הכרם" |
| . ואיזה הוא מחול הכרם | and what is "מחול הכרם?" |
| בין שני כרמים | between two vineyards; |
| איזה הוא גדר | what is a fence? |
| שהוא גבוה עשרה טפחים | that which is ten טפחים high |
| וחריץ שהוא עמוק עשרה ורחב ארבעה | and a ditch that is ten deep and one four wide |
| פרק ד - משנה ד | |
| מחיצת הקנים | A partition of sticks |
| אם אין בין קנה לחברו שלושה טפחים | if there is not between a stick and its neighbor three טפחים |
| כדי שיכנס הגדי | so that a goat could enter |
| הרי זו כמחיצה | this is a partition; |
| וגדר שנפרץ | and a fence that has been breached |
| עד עשר אמות | up until ten אמות |
| הרי הוא כפתח | this (breach) is like an entrance |
| יתר מכן כנגד הפרצה אסור |
[if the breach is] greater than that then opposite the breach is forbidden; |
| נפרצו בו פרצות הרבה | if many breaches have been made in it |
| אם העומד מרובה על הפרוץ מותר | if the [part of the wall still] standing is greater than the [part of the wall that is] breached it is permissible |
| ואם הפרוץ מרובה על העומד |
if the [part of the wall that is] breached is greater than the [part of the wall still] standing |
| כנגד הפרצה אסור | then opposite the breach is forbidden. |
NOTES
משנה ג
אלא גדר הכרם - According to R' Yehuda, there are no limitations on planting in space designated as "גדר הכרם", so long as the usual four אמות of workspace is left for the vines. For example, if there was a space of seven אמות left in a גדר הכרם , one could plant in the three אמות adjacent to the fence.
בין שני כרמים - The ירושלמי explains that according to R' Yehuda, the difference between קרחת הכרם of the previous משנה and מחול הכרם is that in the latter case, the rows of the separated sets of vines are not aligned with each other and thus require less space between them, while in the former they are.
משנה ד
כדי שיכנס הגדי - This is three טפחים; if the barrier does constitute a מחיצה, then vines can be planted on one side, and other plants on the other.
הרי הוא כפתח - An entrance is treated as a continuation of the wall, and the plants on opposite sides of it need no furtherseparation.
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