Diverse Species Chapter 7

הַבָּא לִזְרֹעַ בְּצַד הַכֶּרֶם מַרְחִיק מִמֶּנּוּ אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת מֵעִקְּרֵי הַגְּפָנִים וְזוֹרֵעַ. וְאִם גֶּפֶן יְחִידִית הִיא מַרְחִיק מִמֶּנָּה שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים וְזוֹרֵעַ. הָיְתָה שׁוּרָה אַחַת שֶׁל גְּפָנִים זוֹ בְּצַד זוֹ אֲפִלּוּ הֵן מֵאָה אֵין זֶה כֶּרֶם אֶלָּא כְּגֶפֶן יְחִידִית וּמַרְחִיק מִן הַשּׁוּרָה שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים וְזוֹרֵעַ. הָיוּ שְׁתֵּי שׁוּרוֹת הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ כֶּרֶם וְצָרִיךְ לְהַרְחִיק אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת מִכָּל צַד וְאַחַר כָּךְ יִזְרַע:

When a person comes to sow [crops] next to a vineyard, he should move four cubits from the roots of the vines and sow. From a single vine, he should move six handbreadths away and sow. If there was a row of vines, one next to each other - even 100 of them - it is not considered as a vineyard, but as a single vine. One must move [only] six handbreadths away from the row [before] sowing. If there were two rows, one must move four cubits away from every side before sowing.

וְכַמָּה יִהְיֶה בְּכָל שׁוּרָה שָׁלֹשׁ גְּפָנִים אוֹ יוֹתֵר. בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים בְּשֶׁהָיָה בֵּין כָּל גֶּפֶן וְגֶפֶן מֵאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת עַד שְׁמוֹנֶה אַמּוֹת. אֲבָל אִם הָיָה בֵּין שְׁתֵּי הַשּׁוּרוֹת שְׁמוֹנֶה אַמּוֹת חוּץ מִמְּקוֹם הַגְּפָנִים עַצְמָן הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ כְּמֻבְדָּלוֹת זוֹ מִזּוֹ וְאֵינָן כֶּרֶם אֶחָד וְאֵינוֹ מַרְחִיק אֶלָּא שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים מִכָּל שׁוּרָה. וְכֵן אִם הָיָה בֵּינֵיהֶן פָּחוֹת מֵאַרְבַּע הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ כְּגֶפֶן אַחַת וּמַרְחִיק שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים לְכָל רוּחַ:

How many vines must there be in each row? Three or more. When does the above apply? When there are between four and eight cubits between each vine. If, however, there are eight cubits besides the place of the vines between the two rows, they are considered as distinct from each other. They are not considered as a single vineyard and there is no need to separate more than six handbreadths from each row. Similarly, if there are less than four cubits between each of [the two rows], they are considered as a single vine and it is [only necessary] to make a distinction of six handbreadths on each side.

הָיוּ שָׁלֹשׁ שׁוּרוֹת אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶן פָּחוֹת מֵאַרְבַּע הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ כֶּרֶם וְרוֹאִין אֶת הָאֶמְצָעִיּוֹת כְּאִלּוּ אֵינָם. וְכֵן אִם הָיוּ שָׁלֹשׁ שׁוּרוֹת וּבֵין כָּל שׁוּרָה וְשׁוּרָה שְׁמוֹנֶה אַמּוֹת אוֹ יוֹתֵר הֲרֵי זֶה זוֹרֵעַ בֵּין הַשּׁוּרוֹת:

If there were three rows, even though there are less than four cubits between them, they are considered as a vineyard, for we consider the middle row as if it does not exist. Similarly, if there were three rows and eight cubits or more between each row, one may sow between the rows.

לְפִיכָךְ הַנּוֹטֵעַ אֶת כַּרְמוֹ מִתְּחִלָּה וְהִרְחִיק בֵּין כָּל שׁוּרָה וְשׁוּרָה שְׁמוֹנֶה אַמּוֹת מֻתָּר לְהָבִיא זֶרַע בְּתוֹכוֹ. וּמַרְחִיק מִכָּל שׁוּרָה שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים בִּלְבַד. אֲבָל אִם זָרַע חוּצָה לוֹ צָרִיךְ לְהַרְחִיק מִשּׁוּרָה הַחִיצוֹנָה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת כִּשְׁאָר הַכְּרָמִים וְאֵין דִּין בֵּין הַשּׁוּרוֹת שֶׁל זֶה הַכֶּרֶם כְּכֶרֶם שֶׁחָרַב בְּאֶמְצָעוֹ שֶׁהֲרֵי מִתְּחִלָּה נְטָעָן מְרֻחָקִין:

Therefore if a person sows his vineyard from the outset with an eight cubit separation left between each row, he is permitted to sow crops within it, leaving a distance of only six handbreadths between [the crops and] every row of vines. If, however, he sowed [crops] outside the vineyard, he must make a separation of four cubits from the outer row, as applies with regard to other vineyards. The laws [applying to the space] between the rows of this vineyard are not the same as those that apply to a vineyard whose center was devastated, for from the outset, he planted them in a separate manner.

הָיְתָה בְּשָׂדֶה זוֹ שׁוּרָה אַחַת שֶׁל גְּפָנִים וּבִשְׂדֵה חֲבֵרוֹ שׁוּרָה אַחֶרֶת כְּנֶגְדָּהּ קְרוֹבָה לָהּ. אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמַּפְסִיק בֵּינֵיהֶן דֶּרֶךְ הַיָּחִיד אוֹ דֶּרֶךְ הָרַבִּים אוֹ גָּדֵר שֶׁהוּא נָמוּךְ מֵעֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מִצְטָרְפוֹת לִהְיוֹת שְׁתֵּיהֶן כֶּרֶם וְהוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בֵּינֵיהֶן פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁמוֹנֶה:

When there was one row of vines in a field and another row in a field belonging to a colleague that was opposite it and close to it, [the two rows] can be combined to be considered as a vineyard although there is a private path, a communal path, or a fence which is less than ten handbreadths high provided there are less than eight cubits between them.

נָטַע שׁוּרָה אַחַת בָּאָרֶץ וְשׁוּרָה אַחַת בְּמַדְרֵגָה. אִם גְּבוֹהָה הַמַּדְרֵגָה מִן הָאָרֶץ עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים אֵינָם מִצְטָרְפִין. פָּחוֹת מִיכַּן מִצְטָרְפִין:

[The following rules apply if one] planted one row on ground level and one row on a terrace: If the terrace is ten handbreadths above ground level, they are not considered as a single entity. If it is lower than that, they are.

הַנּוֹטֵעַ חָמֵשׁ גְּפָנִים שְׁתַּיִם כְּנֶגֶד שְׁתַּיִם וְאַחַת יוֹצֵאת זָנָב הֲרֵי זֶה נִקְרָא כֶּרֶם קָטָן וְצָרִיךְ לְהַרְחִיק מֵהֶן אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת לְכָל רוּחַ. אֲבָל אִם נְטָעָן שְׁתַּיִם כְּנֶגֶד שְׁתַּיִם וְאַחַת בָּאֶמְצַע אוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ בְּשׁוּרָה זוֹ וּשְׁתַּיִם כְּנֶגְדָּן בְּשׁוּרָה שְׁנִיָּה אֵינָם כֶּרֶם וְאֵינוֹ מַרְחִיק מֵהֶן אֶלָּא שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים לְכָל רוּחַ:

When a person plants five vines: two opposite each other and one which projects like a tail, it is called a small vineyard. It is necessary to separate four cubits from it on all sides. If, however, he planted two opposite two and one in the middle or one row of three and two opposite them in a second row, they are not considered a vineyard and it is only necessary to make a separation of six handbreadths on each side.

כֶּרֶם שֶׁחָרַב אִם יֵשׁ בּוֹ לְלַקֵּט עֶשֶׂר גְּפָנִים לְכָל בֵּית סְאָה וְיִהְיוּ נְטוּעוֹת שְׁתַּיִם כְּנֶגֶד שְׁתַּיִם וְאַחַת יוֹצְאָה זָנָב. אוֹ יֵשׁ בּוֹ לְכַוֵּן שָׁלֹשׁ כְּנֶגֶד שָׁלֹשׁ הֲרֵי זֶה נִקְרָא כֶּרֶם דַּל וְאָסוּר לִזְרֹעַ בְּכֻלּוֹ:

[The following laws apply when] a vineyard has been devastated. If there are ten vines [whose produce] can be reaped in an area fit to harvest a se'ah [of grain] and they are planted two opposite two and one projecting like a tail or it is possible to see them as two rows of three, it is called a meager vineyard and it is forbidden to sow [crops] in it.

כֶּרֶם שֶׁאֵינוֹ נָטוּעַ שׁוּרוֹת שׁוּרוֹת אֶלָּא מְעֵרְבָּב. אִם יֵשׁ בּוֹ לְכַוֵּן שְׁתַּיִם כְּנֶגֶד שָׁלֹשׁ הֲרֵי זֶה כֶּרֶם וְאִם לָאו אֵינוֹ כֶּרֶם. אֶלָּא דַּיּוֹ לְהַרְחִיק שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים מִכָּל גֶּפֶן וְגֶפֶן וְזוֹרֵעַ:

[The following laws apply when] a vineyard is not planted in rows, but rather randomly. If it is possible to see [the vines] as having been planted two opposite three, it is considered as a vineyard. If not, it is not considered a vineyard and it is sufficient to separate only six handbreadths from each individual vine before sowing.

הָיוּ הָעִקָּרִים מְכֻוָּנִין וְהַנּוֹף אֵינוֹ מְכֻוָּן הֲרֵי זֶה כֶּרֶם. הַנּוֹף מְכֻוָּן וְהָעִקָּר אֵינוֹ מְכֻוָּן אֵינוֹ כֶּרֶם. הָיוּ דַּקּוֹת וְאֵינָן מְכֻוָּנוֹת הֶעֱבוּ וַהֲרֵי הֵן מְכֻוָּנוֹת הֲרֵי זֶה כֶּרֶם. כֵּיצַד הוּא יוֹדֵעַ אִם הֵן מְכֻוָּנוֹת. מֵבִיא חוּט הַמִּדָּה וּמוֹתֵחַ מִזּוֹ לְזוֹ:

When the base of the vines are [planted] opposite each other, but the branches are not growing opposite each other, it is considered a vineyard. If the branches are [growing] opposite each other, but the bases are not [planted] opposite each other, it is not considered a vineyard. If when the vines were thin, they were not [positioned] opposite each other, but when they grew thick, they were positioned opposite each other, it is considered a vineyard. How should one know if the vines are planted opposite each other? He should take a measuring line and measure from one to the other.

כֶּרֶם שֶׁחָרַב בְּאֶמְצָעוֹ וְנִשְׁאָר שָׁלֵם מִכָּל סְבִיבָיו. אִם יֵשׁ בַּקָּרַחַת שֶׁבְּאֶמְצָעוֹ שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה הֲרֵי זֶה מַרְחִיק מֵעִקְּרֵי הַגְּפָנִים אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת לְכָל רוּחַ וְזוֹרֵעַ בְּאֶמְצַע הַקָּרַחַת. וְאִם אֵין בָּהּ שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יָבִיא זֶרַע לְשָׁם. וְאִם הֵבִיא הוֹאִיל וְהִרְחִיק אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת לְכָל רוּחַ מִן הַגְּפָנִים שֶׁל כֶּרֶם הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא קִדֵּשׁ:

[The following laws apply when] the middle of a vineyard has been devastated, but it remains complete on all its sides. If the empty portion in the center [has a diameter of] sixteen cubits, one may separate four cubits from the base of the vines on each side and sow in the midst of the empty portion. If [the diameter] is less than sixteen cubits, he should not bring seed there. If he did sow there, since he made a separation of four cubits from the vineyard's vines on all sides, [the produce] does not become hallowed.

וְכֵן מָקוֹם שֶׁנִּשְׁאַר פָּנוּי בְּלֹא גְּפָנִים בֵּין סוֹף הַכֶּרֶם וּבֵין הַגָּדֵר שֶׁלּוֹ וְהוּא הַנִּקְרָא מְחוֹל הַכֶּרֶם אִם יֵשׁ בּוֹ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה מַרְחִיק מִן הַגְּפָנִים אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת וְזוֹרֵעַ אֶת הִשָּׁאֵר:

Similarly, if an empty portion was left without vines between the end of the vineyard and its fence, it is called "a forsaken [portion of a] vineyard." If it is [at least] twelve cubits wide, one may [merely] separate four cubits from the vines and sow the remainder.

הָיָה בּוֹ פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה לֹא יָבִיא זֶרַע לְשָׁם. וְאִם הֵבִיא הוֹאִיל וְהִרְחִיק אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא קִדֵּשׁ. בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים בְּכֶרֶם גָּדוֹל. אֲבָל בְּקָטָן אֵין לוֹ מָחוֹל אֶלָּא מַרְחִיק אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת מִסּוֹף הַגְּפָנִים וְזוֹרֵעַ עַד הַגָּדֵר. וְכֵן כֶּרֶם גָּדוֹל שֶׁהָיָה בֵּין כָּל שׁוּרָה וְשׁוּרָה שְׁמוֹנֶה אַמּוֹת אוֹ יֶתֶר אֵין לוֹ מָחוֹל:

If it was less than twelve cubits wide, he should not bring seeds [to sow] there. If he did, since he made a separation of four cubits [between the seeds and the vineyard, the produce] does not become hallowed. When does the above apply? In a large vineyard. [The laws of] "a forsaken portion," by contrast, do not apply with regard to a small vineyard. Instead, one may make a separation of four cubits from the end of the vines and sow until the fence. Similarly, if there are eight cubits or more between each row of a large vineyard, [the laws of] "a forsaken portion," do not apply.

הָיָה הַגָּדֵר הַמַּקִּיף אֶת הַכֶּרֶם פָּחוֹת מֵעֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים. אוֹ שֶׁהָיָה גָּבְהוֹ עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים וְאֵין בּוֹ רֹחַב אַרְבָּעָה טְפָחִים. אֵין לוֹ מָחוֹל. אֶלָּא מַרְחִיק מִסּוֹף הַגְּפָנִים אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת וְזוֹרֵעַ עַד הַמְּחִצָּה. אֲפִלּוּ הָיָה בֵּין הַגְּפָנִים וּבֵין הַמְּחִצָּה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת וּמֶחֱצָה זוֹרֵעַ אֶת חֲצִי הָאַמָּה:

If the fence surrounding the vineyard was less than ten handbreadths high or it was ten handbreadths high, but not four handbreadths wide, [the laws of] "a forsaken portion," do not apply. Instead, one should make a separation of four cubits from the base of the vines and sow until the barrier. Even if there are four and a half cubits between the vines and the barrier, he may sow the half cubit.

גָּדֵר שֶׁהוּא גָּבוֹהַּ עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים וְכֵן חָרִיץ שֶׁהוּא עָמֹק עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים וְרָחָב אַרְבַּע הֲרֵי זֶה מֻתָּר לִטַּע כֶּרֶם בְּצִדּוֹ מִכָּאן וִירָקוֹת בְּצִדּוֹ מִכָּאן. אֲפִלּוּ מְחִצָּה שֶׁל קָנִים אִם אֵין בֵּין קָנֶה לַחֲבֵרוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים הֲרֵי זוֹ מֻבְדֶּלֶת בֵּין הַכֶּרֶם וְהַיָּרָק בְּגָדֵר:

When a fence is ten handbreadths high or a trench is ten handbreadths and four handbreadths wide, it is permitted to plant a vineyard on one side and vegetables on the other side. Even if there is a barrier made of reeds [with spaces in between them], as long as there is less than three handbreadths between one reed and another, the fence is considered as separating between the vineyard and the vegetables.

גָּדֵר הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין כֶּרֶם וְיָרָק שֶׁנִּפְרַץ עַד עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת הֲרֵי זֶה כְּפֶתַח וּמֻתָּר. הָיְתָה פְּרוּצָה יוֹתֵר מֵעֶשֶׂר כְּנֶגֶד הַפִּרְצָה אָסוּר עַד שֶׁיַּרְחִיק מִן הַגְּפָנִים כַּשִּׁעוּר. נִפְרְצוּ בּוֹ פְּרָצוֹת רַבּוֹת אִם הָיָה הָעוֹמֵד כְּפָרוּץ הֲרֵי זֶה מֻתָּר כְּאִלּוּ אֵין שָׁם פִּרְצָה. הָיָה פָּרוּץ מְרֻבֶּה עַל הָעוֹמֵד לֹא יִזְרַע כְּנֶגֶד כָּל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת הַפְּרוּצִים עַד שֶׁיַּרְחִיק כַּשִּׁעוּר:

[The following laws apply when] the fence separating between the vineyard and the vegetables is breached. If it is ten cubits or less, it is considered as an entrance and it is permitted. If the breach was more than ten [cubits], [it is] forbidden [to sow vegetables] opposite the open portion unless he moves the required measure away from the vines. [The following rules apply when] there are many breaches in the fence. If the [portions of the fence that remain] standing are equal to those that have been breached, it is permitted as if there was no breach. If the breached portions exceed those which remain standing, he should not sow in front of all those open spaces unless he separates in the appropriate manner.

מְחִצַּת הַכֶּרֶם שֶׁנִּפְרְצָה אוֹמְרִים לוֹ גְדֹר. גְּדָרָהּ וְנִפְרְצָה אוֹמְרִים לוֹ גְדֹר. נִתְיָאֵשׁ מִמֶּנָּה וְלֹא גְּדָרָהּ הֲרֵי זֶה קִדֵּשׁ:

When the partition of a vineyard is breached, [the court] tells [the owner]: "Close it." If he closed it and it was breached [again], [the court] tells him: "Close it." If he despairs and does not close it, [the produce] becomes hallowed.

בַּיִת שֶׁחֶצְיוֹ מְקֹרֶה וְחֶצְיוֹ אֵינוֹ מְקֹרֶה וּגְפָנִים נְטוּעוֹת בְּצַד זֶה מֻתָּר לִזְרֹעַ יְרָקוֹת בַּצַּד הָאַחֵר. שֶׁהֲרֵי פִּי תִּקְרָה כְּאִלּוּ יָרַד וְסָתַם וְנַעֲשָׂה בֵּינֵיהֶן כִּמְחִצָּה. וְאִם הִשְׁוָה אֶת קֵרוּיוֹ אָסוּר:

When a building is partially covered by a roof and partially open and vines are planted on one side, it is permissible to plant vegetables on the other. [The rationale is that] we consider it as if the end of the roof descends and closes [the area] off and creates a barrier between them. If he completes the roof, it is forbidden [to plant two species].

חָצֵר קְטַנָּה שֶׁנִּפְרְצָה בִּמְלוֹאָהּ לִגְדוֹלָה וְהָיוּ הַגְּפָנִים בַּגְּדוֹלָה אָסוּר לִזְרֹעַ בַּקְּטַנָּה. וְאִם זָרַע הַזְּרָעִים אֲסוּרִין וְהַגְּפָנִים מֻתָּרִין. הָיוּ הַגְּפָנִים בַּקְּטַנָּה מֻתָּר לִזְרֹעַ בַּגְּדוֹלָה הוֹאִיל וְיֵשׁ בַּגְּדוֹלָה פַּסִּין מִכָּאן וּמִכָּאן הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמֻבְדֶּלֶת מִן הַקְּטַנָּה וְאֵין הַקְּטַנָּה מֻבְדֶּלֶת מִן הַגְּדוֹלָה:

When [the walls of] a small courtyard were breached entirely to a large courtyard and there were vines in the large courtyard, it is forbidden to sow [other produce] in the smaller one. If he sows there, that produce is forbidden and the vines are permitted. If there were vines in the smaller [courtyard], it is permitted to sow other produce in the larger one. [The rationale is] that since the larger [courtyard] has barriers on either side, it is considered as separate from the smaller one. The smaller one, by contrast, is not considered as separate from the larger one.

חָרִיץ שֶׁהוּא עוֹבֵר בַּכֶּרֶם עָמֹק עֲשָׂרָה וְרָחָב אַרְבָּעָה אִם הָיָה מְפֻלָּשׁ מֵרֹאשׁ הַכֶּרֶם וְעַד סוֹפוֹ הֲרֵי זֶה נִרְאֶה כְּבֵין שְׁנֵי הַכְּרָמִים וּמֻתָּר לִזְרֹעַ בְּתוֹכוֹ. וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיוּ הַגְּפָנִים מְסַכְּכִין עָלָיו כְּמוֹ שֶׁבֵּאַרְנוּ. וְאִם לֹא הָיָה מְפֻלָּשׁ הֲרֵי הוּא כְּגַת שֶׁבְּאֶמְצַע הַכֶּרֶם שֶׁאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִיא עֲמֻקָּה עֲשָׂרָה וּרְחָבָה אַרְבָּעָה אוֹ יֶתֶר אָסוּר לוֹ לִזְרֹעַ בְּתוֹכָהּ אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן הָיָה בַּקָּרַחַת שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה:

[The following laws apply when] a trench that is ten [handbreadths] deep and four [handbreadths] wide passes through a vineyard. If it passes from the beginning of the vineyard to the end, [since] it appears as [passing] between two [separate] vineyards, it is permitted to sow [other crops] in it, provided the vines do not become draped over it, as we explained. If it did not pass from side to side, it is considered as a vat in the midst of a vineyard, in which instance even if it is ten [handbreadths] deep and four handbreadths wide or more, it is forbidden to sow within it unless the empty portion is at least sixteen cubits wide.

שְׁבִיל שֶׁבֵּין שְׁנֵי הַכְּרָמִים הֲרֵי הוּא כְּכֶרֶם שֶׁחָרַב מֵאֶמְצָעוֹ. אִם יֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶם שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה מַרְחִיק מִזֶּה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת וּמִזֶּה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת וְזוֹרֵעַ אֶת הַמּוֹתָר. וְאִם הָיָה פָּחוֹת מִכָּאן לֹא יָבִיא זֶרַע לְשָׁם:

A path between two vineyards resembles a vineyard that was devastated in its midst. If there are sixteen cubits between them, he may make a separation of four cubits on either side and sow in the remainder. If there was less than that between them, he should not bring seeds there.

שׁוֹמֵרָה שֶׁבַּכֶּרֶם אִם גְּבוֹהָה עֲשָׂרָה וּרְחָבָה אַרְבָּעָה מֻתָּר לִזְרֹעַ בְּרֹאשָׁהּ יָרָק. וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיוּ הַשָּׂרִיגִין נוֹגְעִין בָּהּ כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יֵרָאֶה יָרָק בְּתוֹךְ הַכֶּרֶם מִלְּמַעְלָה. בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים בִּמְרֻבַּעַת. אֲבָל אִם הָיְתָה הַשּׁוֹמֵרָה עֲגֻלָּה צְרִיכָה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בְּתוֹכָהּ חָלָל אַרְבָּעָה טְפָחִים כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּהְיֶה מֻפְלֶגֶת מִן הָאָרֶץ. וּצְרִיכָה עָפָר עַל רֹאשָׁהּ מִלְּמַעְלָה שְׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים:

[The following laws apply with regard to] a mound in a vineyard. If it is ten [handbreadths] high and four [handbreadths] wide, it is permitted to sow vegetables on its top as long as the branches of the vine do not touch it so that from above, there does not appear to be vegetables in the midst of the vineyard. When does the above apply? [When the mound] is rectangular. If, however, the mound is circular, there must be an empty space of four handbreadths in its midst so that it will be separated from the earth and there must be three handbreadths of earth on its top.

הַבַּיִת שֶׁבַּכֶּרֶם אִם הָיָה יוֹתֵר מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה טְפָחִים עַד אַרְבָּעָה זוֹרְעִין בְּתוֹכוֹ יָרָק. וְאִם הָיָה פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁלֹשָׁה עַל שְׁלֹשָׁה הֲרֵי הוּא כְּסָתוּם וְאֵין זוֹרְעִין בְּתוֹכוֹ:

When there is a building in a vineyard, if it is three handbreadths or more by three handbreadths until four handbreadths, one may sow vegetables inside of it. If it is less than three handbreadths by three handbreadth, it is considered as closed and one should not sow [vegetables] within it.

גֶּפֶן יְחִידִית שֶׁהָיְתָה נְטוּעָה בְּתוֹךְ הַנֶּקַע אוֹ בְּתוֹךְ הֶחָרִיץ מַרְחִיק מִמֶּנָּה שִׁשָּׁה טְפָחִים לְכָל רוּחַ וְזוֹרֵעַ אֶת כָּל הֶחָרִיץ כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה בַּמִּישׁוֹר. וְאִם הָיָה עָמֹק עֲשָׂרָה וְהָיָה רֹחַב שְׂפַת הֶחָרִיץ לְמַעְלָה אַרְבָּעָה אָסוּר לִזְרֹעַ בְּתוֹכוֹ אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִרְחִיק שִׁשָּׁה:

When one vine is planted in a pit or in the midst of a trench, one must separate six handbreadths from it, [then] one may sow [other crops] in the remainder of the trench as one would do on flat ground. If the trench was ten handbreadths deep and there was a border on the edge of the trench with a top four handbreadths wide, it is forbidden to sow other crops inside of it even though one made a separation of six handbreadths.

וְכֵן גֶּפֶן יְחִידִית שֶׁהָיְתָה מֻקֶּפֶת גָּדֵר גָּבוֹהַּ עֲשָׂרָה וְרָחָב אַרְבָּעָה לֹא יִזְרַע בְּכָל הַמְּחִצָּה וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶּׁהִרְחִיק שִׁשָּׁה. וְאִם הִרְחִיק שִׁשָּׁה וְזָרַע לֹא קִדֵּשׁ. וְכַמָּה יַרְחִיק לְכַתְּחִלָּה וְיִזְרַע אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת לְכָל רוּחַ וְאַחַר כָּךְ יִזְרַע שְׁאָר הֶחָרִיץ אוֹ שְׁאָר הַמָּקוֹם הַמֻּקָּף גָּדֵר:

Similarly, when there is one vine that is surrounded by a fence that is ten handbreadths high and four handbreadths wide, one should not sow [other produce] in the entire area set off by the barriers even though one makes a separation of six handbreadths. If one made a separation of six handbreadths and sowed, however, the produce is not hallowed. What is the initial and preferred size of the separation one should make? Four cubits on every side. Afterwards, he may sow [other produce] in the remainder of the trench or in the remainder of the area surrounded by a fence.