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וצריכא: דאי אשמעינן הלכה כרבי שמעון שזורי, הוה אמינא: משום דקסבר יש בילה, קא משמע לן: לכל אין בילה.
The Talmud comments: It is necessary to state all 3 statements of Shmuel in order to clarify his position, as had Shmuel taught us only that the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon Shezuri, I would have said that this is due to the fact that he holds that there is mixing even with regard to solids. Therefore, he teaches us the second statement, that there is no mixing for anything except wine, oil, and other liquids.
ואי אשמעינן לכל אין בילה — הוה אמינא: כרבנן סבירא ליה, קא משמע לן: הלכה כרבי שמעון שזורי.
And had Shmuel taught us only that there is no mixing for anything except liquids, I would have said that he holds like the rabbis with regard to tithes, that the mixture of cowpeas cannot be tithed together. Therefore, he teaches us that the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon Shezuri.
ואי אשמעינן הני תרתי — הוה אמינא: קשיא דשמואל אדשמואל, קא משמע לן: הכל הולך אחר גמר פרי.
And had Shmuel taught us only these two statements, I would have said in accordance with the opinion of R' Zeira that it is difficult to reconcile one statement of Shmuel with another statement of Shmuel. Therefore, he teaches us that in all cases, the tithe year follows the time of the full ripening of the produce, and it is for this reason that the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon Shezuri.
ואי אשמעינן הכל הולך אחר גמר פרי — הוה אמינא: אפילו תבואה וזיתים נמי — קא משמע לן: הלכה כרבי שמעון שזורי במאי דפליג.
And had Shmuel taught us only that in all cases the tithe year follows the time of the full ripening of the produce, I would have said that this applies even to grain and olives. Therefore, he teaches us that the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon Shezuri with regard to his dispute with the rabbis, i.e., with regard to beans, but with regard to grain and olives the tithe year follows the time that they reach 1/3rd of their growth.