Or it can also be with bundles of twigs - אי נמי בחבילי זמורות
Summary:
According to פרש"י the פיל stepped up on the חבילי זמורות, and according to ה"ר משולם the חבילי זמורות were dangled above the פיל and he jumped up to eat them.
And why did he write it in a style of a sale, in order to enhance his power - ולמה כתב בלשון מכר כדי לייפות כחו
Summary:
There is one שטר מכר for אחריות, and another שטר מתנה for בר מצרא. Alternately one שטר for both and he writes מתנה because that is the truth, or he writes מתנה so he will receive the בור ודות.
A miniscule amount of land is liable for Pay’oh - קרקע כל שהוא חייבת בפאה
Summary:
כ"ש is to be taken literally; wheat (and trees) receive their main nourishment from the ground in a limited area, and ancillary nourishment from an extended area.