| פרק ג משנה ג | |
| ערבה גזולה ויבשה | A stolen or dry aravah |
| פסולה | is invalid |
| של אשרה | [an aravah] from an asheira (a tree that had been worshipped as an avoda zara) |
| ושל עיר הנדחת | or from a city that had been led astray (to worship an avoda zara) |
| פסולה | is invalid; |
| נקטם ראשה | if its head had been snapped off |
| נפרצו עליה | or its leaves are broken |
| והצפצפה | or it is a tzaftzefah [a tree similar to the aravah but its stem is white and its leaves are round and have serated edges] |
| פסולה | are invalid; |
| כמושה | if it is withered |
| ושנשרו מקצת עליה | or some of its leaves have fallen off |
| ושל בעל | or it is from a [tree that grew in a] field |
| כשרה | it is valid |
| פרק ג משנה ד | |
| רבי ישמעאל אומר | Rebbi Yishmael said [the mitzvah of the four species is done with] |
| שלשה הדסים | three hadasim |
| ושתי ערבות | two aravas |
| לולב אחד | one lulav |
| ואתרוג אחד | and one esrog; |
| אפילו שנים קטומים | even if two [of the hadasim's heads] are broken off |
| ואחד אינו קטום | and one is not [one can fulfill the mitzvah with them]; |
| רבי טרפון אומר | Rebbi Tarfon said |
| אפילו שלשתן קטומים | even if all three are broken off [one can fulfill the mitzvah with them]; |
| רבי עקיבה אומר | Rebbi Akiva said |
| כשם שלולב אחד | just as [we only use] one lulav |
| ואתרוג אחד | and one esrog |
|
כך הדס אחד |
so too [we use only] one hadas |
|
וערבה אחת |
and one aravah. |
NOTES
משנה ג
של אשרה ושל עיר הנדחת - Because these would have been condemned to be burned, they are considered to have already been burned, and so are considered to lack the requisite שיעור.
ושל בעל - Even though the פסוק calls for ערבי נחל, we say that merely identifies the species, and not where it was actually grown.
משנה
דאפילו שנים קטומים - The גמרא asks how he can hold this way; either, as he said, one needs three hadasim, and so even if one is broken he cannot use them, or else (as רבי טרפון holds) broken hadasim are still valid. The גמרא answers that רבי ישמאל retracted his earlier requirement for three hadasim, and only requires one kosher hadas.
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