Explanation: After they rose on the stalk, they dried up;

Suggestion: Perhaps rising on the stalk is significant! I.e. since they rose on the stalk and did not fully ripen, we should require Hasra'ah!

Rejection: [Rav Nachman] teaches that this is not significant.

Explanation #1: When there is no grain in a city, and there is much in others cities, and they can bring from one to another, this is called Betzores, it is not called Ra'av (hunger), since they can bring through the river, which is a small exertion;

For a small matter like this, we are not Masri'a.

From province to province, i.e. they must bring from one province to another through donkeys and horses, then we are Masri'a, for one cannot bring as much as on boats.

Explanation #2: From one river to another, i.e. if the river dried and they must divert another river to here, or they must wait until the other river increases and they will bring to here, this is Betzores, and we are not Masri'a;

From province to province, i.e. all the rivers in this city dried they must bring water from another city, this is Kafna (a famine).

Question: The Mishnah connotes that we fast for Betzores. It says "we are Masri'a for them, for they are afflictions of Betzores!

Answer: "Afflictions of Betzores" of our Mishnah is like Kafna, like I explained. Weeds grow in place of wheat.

Therefore, we are Masri'a. even though now it is only Betzores, since in the end it will come to hunger, we are Masri'a, even though it is not yet Kafna;

However, we are never Masri'a for an affliction of Betzores, unless it can come to hunger. Therefore, it says that from river to river, which is only Betzores, we are not Masri'a.

Explanation: This means that I remember.

Explanation: This means in that kingdom.

Explanation: These are Sefichim (things that grow by themselves) that come out from them (the trees).

Inference: He must hold like the opinion (Pesachim 51b) that Sefichim of Zera'im are forbidden, i.e. R. Akiva, since he said "for trees", and he did not say "for Sefichim" [to include all Sefichim].