Sheviis 10:4 — The text of the pruzbul

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נושא · Topicגּוּפוֹ שֶׁל פְּרוֹזְבּוּלThe text of the pruzbul
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Mishnah שביעית י׳:ד׳ · Sheviis 10:4
זֶהוּ גוּפוֹ שֶׁל פְּרוֹזְבּוּל.
מוֹסֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי וּפְלוֹנִי הַדַּיָּנִים שֶׁבְּמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי, שֶׁכָּל חוֹב שֶׁיֶּשׁ לִי, שֶׁאֶגְבֶּנּוּ כָּל זְמַן שֶׁאֶרְצֶה.
וְהַדַּיָּנִים חוֹתְמִין לְמַטָּה, אוֹ הָעֵדִים:
This is the text of the pruzbul:
"I hand over to you, so-and-so and so-and-so, the judges in such-and-such place, that any debt owed to me I may collect whenever I wish."
And the judges sign below, or the witnesses:
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Structure
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זֶהוּ גוּפוֹ שֶׁל פְּרוֹזְבּוּל · the date · מוֹסֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי וּפְלוֹנִי הַדַּיָּנִים שֶׁבְּמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי שֶׁכָּל חוֹב שֶׁיֶּשׁ לִי שֶׁאֶגְבֶּנּוּ כָּל זְמַן שֶׁאֶרְצֶה הַדַּיָּנִים חוֹתְמִין לְמַטָּה אוֹ הָעֵדִים the next mishnah hangs on it the handing-over the judges, and their place collect any debt, at will the signatures
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The text of the pruzbul▾
CaseRulingReason
What does the pruzbul say?“I hand over to you, so-and-so and so-and-so the judges in such-and-such place, that any debt owed to me — I may collect it whenever I wish.”—
Who signs at the bottom?The judges, or the witnesses—
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