▁not ▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁times ▁that ▁the ▁poor ▁could ▁enter . ▁Rab bi ▁Ak iva ▁taught ▁that ▁they ▁said ▁this ▁only ▁so ▁that ▁land own ers ▁should ▁not ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁times ▁that ▁the ▁poor ▁had ▁to ▁enter . ▁The ▁land own ers ▁of ▁Beit ▁N amer ▁used ▁to ▁har vest ▁along ▁a ▁ro pe ▁and ▁allowed ▁the ▁poor ▁to ▁collect ▁a ▁corner ▁from ▁every ▁row . ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁defined ▁“ a ▁defect ive ▁cluster ▁( , ▁o le let ) ” ▁within ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁to ▁mean ▁any ▁cluster ▁that ▁had ▁neither ▁a ▁shoulder ▁nor ▁a ▁d ang ling ▁portion ▁( but ▁rather ▁was ▁entirely ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁stem ). ▁If ▁the ▁cluster ▁had ▁a ▁shoulder ▁or ▁a ▁d ang ling ▁portion , ▁it ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁property ▁owner , ▁but ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁doubt , ▁it ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁poor . ▁A ▁cluster ▁that ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁joint ▁between ▁branches ▁or ▁the ▁stem ▁and ▁the ▁tr unk , ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁pl uck ed ▁with ▁the ▁gra pe ▁cluster , ▁it ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁property ▁owner ; ▁if ▁not , ▁it ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁poor . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Jud ah ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁single - gra pe ▁cluster ▁was ▁a ▁cluster , ▁but ▁the ▁S ages ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁defect ive ▁cluster ▁( and ▁thus ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁poor ). ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁taught ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁wife ▁for es w ore ▁all ▁benefit ▁from