(Mishnah): If one vowed from Yerek, he may have gourds; R. Akiva forbids.

Chachamim (to R. Akiva): One tells his Shali'ach 'buy for us Yerek' and he says 'I found only gourds'!

R. Akiva: This is so! Would he say 'I found only pulse (a legume)'?!

Rather, gourds are in the category of Yerek. (Legumes are not.)

He is forbidden moist Mitzri beans, and permitted dry.

(Gemara): R. Akiva holds that [if a Shali'ach would say] 'I found this' or 'I didn't find this' (it is from the category requested, and included in a vow about it).

Objection: If so, one who vows from meat should be forbidden meat, fish and grasshoppers, for one tells his friend 'buy for us meat' and he says 'I found only fish'!

Retraction: Rather, R. Akiva holds that gourds are in the category of Yerek, and Rabanan hold that gourds are not in the category of Yerek.

Consequence: The same applies to monetary laws. If one said 'this garden Yerek is sold [to you]', and there were gourds, according to R. Akiva, they are sold. According to Rabanan, they are not sold.

The same applies to Hefker and Hekdesh. (If one said 'this garden Yerek is Hefker or Hekdesh', and there were gourds, according to R. Akiva, it takes effect. According to Rabanan, it does not.)

(R. Yakov bar Acha citing R. Chiyah citing R. Yochanan): The individual's opinion here (R. Akiva) is like the Stam (anonymous) opinion there, and the individual's opinion (R. Shimon ben Gamliel) there is like the Stam opinion here;

(Beraisa): If one vowed from meat, all types of meat (e.g. cattle, Tzon and Chayos) are forbidden. He is forbidden (even) the head, legs, windpipe, heart, liver and fowl, and he is permitted fish and grasshoppers;

R. Shimon ben Gamliel says, one who vowed from meat is forbidden all types of meat, but he is permitted the head, legs, windpipe, liver, heart, and fowl, and there is no need to say fish and grasshoppers.

And so R. Shimon ben Gamliel used to say, innards are not considered meat. One who eats them is not a person.

All agree that if one vowed from gourds, he is permitted Yerek.

This is like it was taught, if one vowed from the primary, he is forbidden the secondary. If one vowed from the secondary, he is forbidden the primary.

If one vowed from meat, he is forbidden sinews. If one vowed from sinews, he is permitted meat.

What do [R. Akiva and Chachamim] argue about [in our Mishnah]? It is Mitzri gourd, but Yevani gourd, all agree that it is like Yerek (it has long leaves).

(R. Krispa citing R. Yochanan): All these gourds and cabbages that we eat [raw], they are Yevani gourd.

(R. Yuda bar Tzardiya): Kirmolin (gourd leaves) are like Yerek.

Question (R. Yonah and R. Yosah): Must Kirmolin be tithed?

Answer (Bar Kapara's Beraisa): Kirmolin is exempt from Ma'aser.

Limitation: This is before it produced gourds, but after it produced gourds, it is like Yerek.

(R. Yosi): These Klokasiya leaves - one may not use them to draw water [in Shemitah], for deer eat them (one may not ruin food for animals in Shemitah).

Question: If one vowed from Yerek, is he permitted kinds of onions, like Nav'ah, Masrolah, Paluliyah and Klokasiyah?

(R. Yitzchak bar Chakilah and R. Yehoshua ben Levi): Kolkas is like Yerek for Ma'aser, Shevi'is, Pe'ah and Kil'ayim. For Nedarim, this is a question.

Question: If one vowed from Yerek, is he permitted dry [Yerek]?

Answer: We learn from the following. He is forbidden moist Mitzri beans, and permitted dry.

Inference: This is only for Mitzri beans, something that has a granary (one gathers it at once to dry them). However, something without a granary, he is forbidden even dry.

If one vowed from Peiri, he is permitted gourds, pumpkin, melon and cucumber, and forbidden all kinds of fruits of the tree.

If one vowed from Peiros ha'Shanah, he is permitted kids, chicks, and milk. If he said 'Gedolei ha'Shanah', he is forbidden all of them.

If one vowed from Tirosh, he is forbidden all sweet things, and he is permitted wine.

This is like the opinion that vows follow Leshon Bnei Adam. However, according to the opinion that vows follow Leshon Torah [he is forbidden, for] the Torah called it Tirosh - "Tiroshcha" is wine.