ואינו מתקבל.
and unacceptable.
Study Pesachim folio 49B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
ואינו מתקבל.
and unacceptable.
תנו רבנן: לעולם ימכור אדם כל מה שיש לו, וישא בת תלמיד חכם. לא מצא בת תלמיד חכם — ישא בת גדולי הדור. לא מצא בת גדולי הדור — ישא בת ראשי כנסיות. לא מצא בת ראשי כנסיות — ישא בת גבאי צדקה. לא מצא בת גבאי צדקה — ישא בת מלמדי תינוקות. ולא ישא בת עמי הארץ, מפני שהן שקץ, ונשותיהן שרץ, ועל בנותיהן הוא אומר: ״ארור שוכב עם כל בהמה״.
A baraita states: A person should always be willing to sell all he has in order to marry the daughter of a Torah scholar. If he cannot find the daughter of a Torah scholar, he should marry the daughter of one of the great people of the generation, who are pious although they are not Torah scholars. If he cannot find the daughter of one of the great people of the generation, he should marry the daughter of one of the heads of the congregations. If he cannot find the daughter of one of the heads of the congregations, he should marry the daughter of one of the charity collectors. If he cannot find the daughter of one of the charity collectors, he should marry the daughter of one of the schoolteachers. However, he should not marry the daughter of an am ha'aretz [am ha’aretz] because they are vermin and their wives are similar to a creeping animal, as their lifestyle involves the violation of numerous prohibitions. And with regard to their daughters the verse states: “Cursed is he who lies with an animal” (Deuteronomy 27:21), as they are similar to animals in that they lack any knowledge or moral sense.
תניא, רבי אומר: עם הארץ אסור לאכול בשר, (בהמה) שנאמר: ״זאת תורת הבהמה והעוף״: כל העוסק בתורה מותר לאכול בשר בהמה ועוף, וכל שאינו עוסק בתורה אסור לאכול בשר בהמה ועוף.
The Talmud continues its discussion with regard to an am ha'aretz. It was taught in a baraita that R' Yehuda HaNasi says: It is prohibited for an am ha'aretz to eat meat, as it is stated: “This is the law [torah] of the beast and of the fowl” (Leviticus 11:46). He expounds: Anyone who engages in Torah study is permitted to eat the meat of animals and fowl, and anyone who does not engage in Torah study is prohibited to eat the meat of animals or fowl.
Text data via Sefaria: William Davidson Edition - English and William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic, CC-BY-NC; edition provenance: Koren. Display terminology has been modernized for readability.