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מתני׳ אלו דברים של גוים אסורין, ואיסורן איסור הנאה: היין, והחומץ של גוים שהיה מתחלתו יין, וחרס הדרייני, ועורות לבובין. רבן שמעון בן גמליאל אומר: בזמן שהקרע שלו עגול — אסור, משוך — מותר.
Mishnah: This Mishnah discusses the halakhic status of various items that belong to non-Jews. These are items that belong to non-Jews and are prohibited to Jews, and their prohibition is that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited: Wine, and vinegar belonging to non-Jews that was originally wine, and Hadrianic earthenware, and hides with a tear opposite the heart. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: A hide is prohibited only when the tear around its heart is circular, but if it is elongated it is permitted, as non-Jews will sacrifice a heart only when it has been removed by a circular laceration.
בשר הנכנס לעבודה זרה — מותר, והיוצא — אסור, מפני שהוא כזבחי מתים, דברי רבי עקיבא. ההולכין לתרפות — אסור לשאת ולתת עמהן, והבאין — מותרין.
Meat that enters the house of idol worship is permitted, and meat that exits this house is prohibited, because it is considered as offerings to the dead, i.e., to idols; this is the statement of R' Akiva. With regard to those going to a festival of idolatry [tarput], it is prohibited to engage in business with them. And with regard to those who are coming from it, it is permitted to engage in business with them.
נודות הגוים וקנקניהן, ויין של ישראל כנוס בהן — אסורין, ואיסורן איסור הנאה, דברי רבי מאיר. וחכמים אומרים: אין איסורן איסור הנאה. החרצנים והזגין של גוים — אסורין, ואיסורן איסור הנאה, דברי רבי מאיר. וחכמים אומרים: לחין — אסורין, יבישין — מותרין.
Wineskins and jugs belonging to non-Jews, which have a Jew’s wine contained in them, are prohibited to Jews, and their prohibition is that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited; this is the statement of R' Meir. And the Rabbis say: Their prohibition is not that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited. Residual grape seeds and grape skins belonging to non-Jews, which are left behind after the grapes are crushed for wine, are prohibited, and their prohibition is that of an item from which deriving benefit is prohibited; this is the statement of R' Meir. And the Rabbis say: Moist grape residues are prohibited, but dry residues are permitted.