Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot 6.4

משנה: הָיוּ לְפָנָיו מִינִין הַרְבֶּה רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר אִם יֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶן מִמִּין שִׁבְעָה עָלָיו הוּא מְבָרֵךְ. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים עַל אֵי זֶה מֵהֶן שֶׁיִּרְצֶה.

MISHNAH: If there were many kinds before him, Rebbi Yehudah said, if among them is one of the Seven Kinds that is the one over which he recites the benediction. But the Sages say, on any one that he wishes.

הלכה: רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי אָמַר מַה פְּלִיגִן רִבִּי יוּדָה וְרַבָּנָן. כְּשֶׁהָיָה בְדַעְתּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל פַּת. אֲבָל אֵין בְּדַעְתּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל פַּת כָּל עַמָּא מוֹדוֹיי שֶׁאִם יֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶן מִמִּין שִׁבְעָה עָלָיו הוּא מְבָרֵךְ. אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ בְּסוֹף. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי הֲדָא דְּרִבִּי בָּא פְּלִיגָא עַל דְּרִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי דְּרִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי אָמַר מַה פְּלִיגִין רִבִּי יוּדָה וְרַבָּנָן בְּשֶׁהָיָה בְדַעְתּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל פַּת אֲבָל אִם אֵין בְּדַעְתּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל פַּת כָּל עַמָּא מוֹדֵיי שֶׁאִם יֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶן מִמִּין שִׁבְעָה עָלָיו הוּא מְבָרֵךְ. וָמַר רִבִּי בָּא וְצָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ בְּסוֹף לֹא בֵּירַךְ נַעֲשָׂה טְפֵילָה. דְּתַנִּינָן תַּמָּן כָּל שֶׁהוּא עִיקָּר וְעִמּוֹ טְפֵילָה מְבָרֵךְ עַל הָעִיקָּר וּפוֹטֵר אֶת הַטְּפֵילָה.

HALAKHAH: Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said, Rebbi Yehudah and the rabbis disagree only when he intended afterwards to eat bread, but if he did not intend to eat bread afterwards, everybody agrees that if among them one is of the Seven Kinds, that is the one over which he recites the benediction. Rebbi Abba said, he has to recite a benediction at the end. Rebbi Yose said, the statement of Rebbi Abba disagrees with Rebbi Joshua ben Levi since Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said, Rebbi Yehudah and the rabbis disagree only when he intended afterwards to eat bread, but if he did not intend to eat bread afterwards everybody agrees that if among them is one of the Seven Kinds, that is the one over which he recites the benediction; but Rebbi Abba said, he has to recite a benediction at the end. If he did not recite a benediction at the end it became an accessory and we have stated there (Mishna 7): “In every situation where there is a main course and side dishes, one recites the benediction for the main course and thereby frees the side dishes.”

הֲדָא גָרִיזְמָתָה רִבִּי יִרְמְיָה בְּשֵׁם רִבִּי אַמִּי מְבָרֵךְ עַל תּוּרְמוּסָה. אָמַר רִבִּי לֵוִי עַל שֵׁם אַל תִּגְזוֹל דָּל כִּי דַל הוּא.

Garizmata. Rebbi Jeremiah in the name of Rebbi Ammi, he recites the benediction over the lupine. Rebbi Levi said, because of (Prov. 22:22) “do not rob a poor one because he is poor.”

עַד כְּדוֹן בְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּדַעְתּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל פַּת. לֹא הָיָה בְּדַעְתּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל פַּת לָא בְּדָה. רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל זוּגָה סְלַק גַבֵּי אִילֵּין דְּבֵית רִבִּי יַנַּאי חַמַתְּהוּן נָסְבִין זֵיתָא וּמְבָרְכִין לְפָנָיו וּלְאַחֲרָיו. אֲמַר לוֹן וַעֲבְדִּין כְּדוֹן. רִבִּי זְעִירָא שָׁלַח שָׁאַל לְרִבִּי שְמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן רִבִי כֲּהָנָא בְּשֵׁם רִבִּי אֲבִינָא כָּל עַמָּא מוֹדֵיי שֶׁאִם יֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶן מִמִּין שִׁבְעָה עָלָיו הוּא מְבָרֵךְ. אָמַר רִבִּי זְעִירָא וְיֵאוּת. מִן מַאן דַּאֲנָן חֲמִיָין רַבָּנָן סָלְקִין לְרֵישׁ יַרְחָא וְאָכְלִין עֲנָבִין וְלָא מְבָרְכִין בְּסוֹפָהּ. לֹא בְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּדַעְתּוֹ לֶאֱכוֹל פַּת.

That is if it is his intention to eat bread. But if it is not his intention to eat bread, that does not apply. (Rabban) Gamliel the twin went to those of the house of Rebbi Yannai. He saw them eat an olive and recite the benediction before and afterwards. He said to them: Does one do that? Rebbi Zeïra sent and asked Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman. Rebbi Cahana in the name of Rebbi Avina: Everybody agrees that if among them was one of the Seven Kinds, that is the one over which he recites the benediction. Rebbi Zeïra said, that must be correct, since we see the rabbis assembling for the proclamation of the New Moon and eat grapes but they do not recite a benediction afterwards. That is because it is his intention to eat bread.

הָיוּ לְפָנָיו מִינִין שִׁבְעָה עַל אֵי זֶה מֵהֶן הוּא מְבָרֵךְ. תַּמָּן אָמְרִין כָּל הַקּוֹדֵם לְמִקְרָא קוֹדֵם לִבְרָכָה וְכָל הַסָּמוּךְ לָאָרֶץ קוֹדֵם לַכֹּל.

If there were before him of the Seven Kinds, on which one does he recite the benediction? There they say: Everything that has precedence in the verse has precedence for benediction and everything that is close to “the Land” has precedence over everything else.