Question: Why don't we suggest that it breaks the granaries and knocks fruits off trees, like we suggested above?

Note: Rashi said that granaries and fruits are not around at the time of Malkosh. Perhaps this supports Maharatz Chayos (2a, Sof ha'Maseches) and Mar'eh Kohen (2a), who say that Rashi on Ta'anis was from a Talmid of Rashi. "Rashi" often cites his Rebbi, and perhaps the Talmid saw manuscripts from Rashi, but Tosfos did not see our Perush Rashi on Ta'anis. Tosfos in Ta'anis often gives short Perushim of the Gemara, many of which are just like Rashi. He cites Rashi very rarely, and such a Rashi is always found elsewhere (outside of Ta'anis). Cheshek Shlomo (3a) says that Rashi on Ta'anis is from Rashi, but he could agree that Tosfos did not see it.

Explanation: This is because they did not cease for seven days. There are seven days between the 17 and the 23rd (including the first and last days) - 17,18,19,29,21,22, 23;

Our text: The text does not say [that he counts also] "the third" [early rainfall], for if rain begins on the 23rd, and falls seven consecutive days, this is not the third early rainfall. There are eight days from the 23rd until Rosh Chodesh Kislev!

Alternative text: The text of people of Narvona says if rain begins on the 23rd, and falls seven consecutive days, he counts this for the second and third rainfalls;

The rain began in the middle of the day, and fell seven consecutive days until Rosh Chodesh Kislev, the same time of the day [as it began on the 23rd].

Explanation: They walk with sticks and lean on them. The Targum of "Machazik ba'Pelech" written regarding Yo'av is Hayei b'Atigra. (Note: This is not the Targum we have.)

Explanation: This is a path through fields and vineyards.

Explanation: After this, going on these paths harms them (the fields and vineyards).

Explanation: [The Heter is to benefit from straw of Shevi'is] in the eighth year [until the second Reviyah...]

He holds like the opinion that permits Sefichim (things that grew by themselves) of Zera'im;

Implied question: R. Akiva forbids Sefichei Zera'im, for it says "Hen Lo Nizra v'Lo Ne'esof [Es Tevu'aseinu]" (Pesachim 51b). (What does he learn from "ul'Behemtecha ul'Chayah... Kol Tevu'asah Le'echol"?)

Answer: He establishes it to discuss Sefichim of trees;

It does not discuss [Stam] Tevu'ah (grain), rather, Tevu'as ha'Kerem, i.e. [fruits of] trees, but Sefichei Zera'im are forbidden.

Explanation: Rain descended before the evening Shema.

However, before the morning Shema, v'Atzar applies, like Rav Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak taught.

Explanation: The gardens are not empty from Zera'im.