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BAVA KAMA: CHAPTER 8

Bava Kamma 90

Is Hitting Someone in Front of Witnesses Different From Hitting Them Alone?

Part of Bava Kama: chapter 8 · 55:54

Covers a half-slave/half-free person's damage liability, and why the court relies on witness testimony rather than physically inspecting the weapon used in an assault.

Audio Transcript
Introduction and Tractate Reference

Jewish Audio on Chabad.org. Today's ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ will be in ืžืกื›ืช ื‘ื‘ื ืงืžื ื“ืฃ ืฆ. We will start on ื“ืฃ ืคื˜ ืขืžื•ื“ ื‘, 13 lines from the bottom of the ืขืžื•ื“. And the ื’ืžืจื here is still in the middle of the ืกื•ื’ื™ื concerning the ืชืงื ื” of ืื•ืฉื, because we learned before that in ืื•ืฉื, in the city of ืื•ืฉื, the ื—ื›ืžื™ื made a ืชืงื ื” that if a woman sells from her ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’ and then she dies, her husband is able to go to the ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช, to the one that bought her ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, and take it back, because really she had no right to sell. The ื’ืžืจื says here, ืœื™ืžื ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื ืชื ืื™ ื”ื™ื, let us say that whether we accept the ืชืงื ื” of ืื•ืฉื or not is an argument amongst ืชื ืื™ื, because ื“ืชื ื™ ื—ื“ื, we learned in one ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื, ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืžืœื•ื’ ื™ื•ืฆืื™ืŸ ื‘ืฉืŸ ื•ืขื™ืŸ ืœืืฉื” ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืœืื™ืฉ, that if a woman owns ืขื‘ื“ื™ื, she owns slaves, and these slaves are ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, meaning that while she is married to her husband, the slaves are in the possession of her husband, and any profits that come from the slaves go to the husband. We also have a ื“ื™ืŸ that one of the ways a ื’ื•ื™ื™ืฉ slave becomes free, he becomes a ื‘ืŸ ื—ื•ืจื™ืŸ, is if his master knocks out his eye or his tooth or any of the ื›ืดื“ ืจืืฉื™ ืื‘ืจื™ื, or any of the 24 tips of the limbs which will not return, which will not grow back. Now the

Ownership of Slaves and Freedom Conditions

question here is, since these ืขื‘ื“ื™ื belong, so to speak, to both, they themselves belong to the ืืฉื”, to the woman, because they are hers. On the other hand, who has use from them? Who eats their fruit? The husband. So which one of the two is the one that if he will knock out a tooth or an eye or any of the 24 ืจืืฉื™ ืื‘ืจื™ื, will set the ืขื‘ื“ free? So one ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื says that the ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืžืœื•ื’ go out through ืฉืŸ ื•ืขื™ืŸ ืœืืฉื”, if the woman is the one that does it, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืœืื™ืฉ, but not through the man. If the husband knocks out a tooth or an eye from the ืขื‘ื“, then he doesn't go out free, because he is not really his master, but the woman is considered his master. ื•ืชื ื™ื ืื™ื“ืš, in another ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื we learned, ืœื ืœืื™ืฉ ื•ืœื ืœืืฉื”, that not for the man and not for the woman, that either one, if they knock out a tooth or an eye from the ืขื‘ื“, the ืขื‘ื“ does not go out free, because neither one is considered the master. She is not considered the 100% master, because even though she owns the ืขื‘ื“, but still at this point the use of the ืขื‘ื“ is by the husband. The husband is not considered the master, because even though he uses the ืขื‘ื“, but still the ืขื‘ื“ is not his, it is the woman's. Now the question is, what is the

Core Disagreement on Slave Mastership

ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช here? ืกื‘ืจื•ื”, so in the beginning it was thought, ื“ื›ื•ืœื™ ืขืœืžื ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืœืื• ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื“ืžื™, that everyone holds, both ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช agree, that if a person owns only the right of eating the fruit, meaning of taking the profit from something, is not as if he owns the ื’ื•ืฃ, the object itself. Therefore, in this case, everyone should have agreed that only the woman is considered the master, not the husband. The woman owns the ืขื‘ื“, so she's his master, but the husband, who only owns the ืคื™ืจื•ืช, only owns the right to the ืคื™ืจื•ืช, since it is not ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, like he owns the object itself, so he should not be considered the master. And therefore, really both should agree that the woman, if she knocks out a tooth or an eye of the ืขื‘ื“, he goes free, but if the husband does it, he shouldn't go free. But what is the reason of the ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื that holds that either of them, not the husband and not the wife, would set the ืขื‘ื“ free if they knock out his tooth or his eye? Because ืžืื™ ืœืื•, don't you think, ื‘ื”ื ืงืžื™ืคืœื’ื™, that this is the reason of their ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช: ื“ืžืืŸ ื“ืืžืจ ืœืืฉื”, the one that says that the woman is considered the master and if she knocks out his eye or his tooth he goes out free, ืœื™ืช ืœื™ื” ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื. That ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื doesn't hold of the ืชืงื ื” of ืื•ืฉื, which means there was no special ื“ื™ืŸ that the ื—ื›ืžื™ื made concerning ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’. So it remains like the regular ื“ื™ืŸ, that ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is not like ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ. So therefore, the husband is not considered the master of the ืขื‘ื“, but the wife is considered the master of the ืขื‘ื“. And therefore, if she knocks out his eye or his tooth, he goes out free, while the husband not. ื•ืžืืŸ ื“ืืžืจ ืœื ืœืื™ืฉ ื•ืœื ืœืืฉื”, but the other ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื that holds that not the wife or the husband are considered a master in order to set him free, ืื™ืช ืœื™ื” ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื. That ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื does hold of the ืชืงื ื” of ืื•ืฉื. And therefore, since the ื—ื›ืžื™ื gave the husband extra power, that he has a stronger ownership over her ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, therefore it doesn't allow her to be considered a master that she should be able to set him free. The husband himself is also not considered a master, because even though he cause of the ืชืงื ื” of ืื•ืฉื, he has a stronger ownership over the ืขื‘ื“ than if he would have without the ืชืงื ื”, and therefore, if she sells the ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, the husband could take it back, but nevertheless, it's still after all not his. The ื—ื›ืžื™ื just made a ื“ื™ืŸ that if she sells it he could take it back, but it doesn't mean that he actually becomes the complete owner. So therefore, if he knocks out a tooth or an eye of the ืขื‘ื“, the ืขื‘ื“ doesn't go free. But if the woman does it, he also doesn't go free, because since the ื—ื›ืžื™ื made the ownership of the husband stronger, so that takes away part of the ownership of the wife, and therefore she is also not considered a 100% master, and therefore even if she does it, the ืขื‘ื“ also doesn't go out free. So it comes out here that the ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช between these two ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช is a ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช whether we accept the ืชืงื ื” of ืื•ืฉื or not. But the ื’ืžืจื says ืœื, no. ื‘ืืžืช we could say ื“ื›ื•ืœื™ ืขืœืžื ืื™ืช ืœื”ื• ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื. Everyone does agree that there is a ืชืงื ื” of ืื•ืฉื and we accept the ืชืงื ื”. ืืœื, the difference between these two ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช is ื›ืืŸ ืงื•ื“ื ืชืงื ื”. This one ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื where it says that the woman is considered a master, that if she knocks out the tooth or the eye he goes free, that ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื was written before the ืชืงื ื” yet, and therefore she was considered a master. ื›ืืŸ, the other ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื where it says that she also is not considered a master, that is ืœืื—ืจ ืชืงื ื”, that is after the ืชืงื ื”. So then, since the ื—ื›ืžื™ื gave the husband a stronger power of ownership, so that automatically took away some of her ownership, and therefore she is not considered a master either. ื•ืื™ื‘ืขื™ืช ืื™ืžื, if you want, there could be a different answer given. ืื™ื“ื™ ื•ืื™ื“ื™ ืœืื—ืจ ืชืงื ื”, both ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช speak of after the ืชืงื ื”, and both ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช ืื™ืช ืœื”ื• ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื, do accept the ืชืงื ื”. But what is the ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช? ืืœื, the ืžืืŸ ื“ืืžืจ ืœืืฉื” ื•ืœื ืœืื™ืฉ, the one ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื that says that the woman is considered a master, but the husband is not, ืžื” ื˜ืขืžื, what is the reason? ื›ื™ ื“ืจื‘ื, because of what ืจื‘ื said, ื“ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื, because ืจื‘ื said, ื”ืงื“ืฉ, ื—ืžืฅ, ื•ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ืžืคืงื™ืขื™ืŸ ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, that there are three things that could take away from the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. If something is ืžืฉื•ืขื‘ื“, is mortgaged to a debt, and normally the person who is owed the money would collect from that object that is mortgaged, but nevertheless, if three things, one of the three things happened to that, that takes away the mortgage and the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ is not there anymore. One of them is ื”ืงื“ืฉ. For instance, if a person made an ox an ืืคื•ืชื™ืงื™, he said to the persons he owes money that here this ox will be the object from which you will collect, and if the time comes for me to pay you, and I won't have any money to pay, so you would take this ox, and then he went along, and he was ืžืงื“ื™ืฉ this ox for a ืงืจื‘ืŸ, he said that let this ox become a ืงืจื‘ืŸ, and when it becomes a ืงืจื‘ืŸ, it is ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, then the object itself, the ox itself, the animal itself, is now holy. There is another type of ื”ืงื“ืฉ which is called ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื“ืžื™ื. If you say that I am giving away this object to ื”ืงื“ืฉ which is for ื‘ื“ืง ื”ื‘ื™ืช, that is to be given to the fund that would be used to maintain the ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ. So if a person gives something away to this type of ื”ืงื“ืฉ, that it's not ื”ืงื“ืฉ of ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, then the object itself is not holy, it's only that the value of the object is supposed to be given to ื”ืงื“ืฉ. So what would happen in a case like that? That if a person gives something away to ื‘ื“ืง ื”ื‘ื™ืช, then ื”ืงื“ืฉ sells the object, somebody buys it, means redeems it, the money that he gives will become ื”ืงื“ืฉ, and the object will go out ืœื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ. So if a person is ืžืงื“ื™ืฉ an object that was ืžืฉื•ืขื‘ื“ to somebody else, and he is ืžืงื“ื™ืฉ it for ื‘ื“ืง ื”ื‘ื™ืช, ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื“ืžื™ื, then it still remains ืžืฉื•ืขื‘ื“. The ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ doesn't go off, which means that after it is redeemed from ื”ืงื“ืฉ, it has to be given to the one that it's mortgaged to. But if he is ืžืงื“ื™ืฉ it ืงื“ื•ืฉืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, if it happened to be an animal that could be used for a ืงืจื‘ืŸ, and he says that this animal that I had mortgaged to somebody else, I am making it into a ืงืจื‘ืŸ, then automatically it takes away the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, and now the one it's mortgaged to has no right over it. Or ื—ืžืฅ, if a person had ื—ืžืฅ that was mortgaged to a ื’ื•ื™, the person owed money to a ื’ื•ื™, and he said that let this ื—ืžืฅ be the object that you will collect from if I will not have money to pay you, and the ื—ืžืฅ remained in the house of the ื™ื™ื“ during ืคืกื—, so then that ื—ืžืฅ takes away the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. And therefore, as soon as the time comes when you're not allowed to have ื—ืžืฅ, the ื™ื™ื“ is obligated to get rid of that ื—ืžืฅ. If it would be taken away from the ื™ื™ื“'s house, and it would be in the house of the ื’ื•ื™, then the ื’ื•ื™ would be able to collect from that ื—ืžืฅ. But since it was in the house of the ื™ื™ื“, and it came a time when ื—ืžืฅ is ืืกื•ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื”, so then the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ falls off, and the ื™ื™ื“ is obligated to be ืžื‘ืขืจ. get rid of this ื—ืžืฅ. Also ื•ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ, if he said that this ืขื‘ื“ should be an ืืคื•ืชื™ืงื™, this ืขื‘ื“ should be the object that you should collect your debt from, and then he freed the ืขื‘ื“, so that takes away from the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. And the one that was owed the money cannot take that ืขื‘ื“ as payment for his loan. This is the statement of ืจื‘ื. Now,

Ravaโ€™s Statement on Release and Ownership

based on this statement, we'll understand that even though there is a ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื, and therefore the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ that the husband has on her ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’ is a very strong ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. Nevertheless, we understand why the ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื holds that if the woman knocked out his eye or his tooth, he does go out free, because ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ, freeing an ืขื‘ื“, takes away from ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. So since she did an act which causes the ืขื‘ื“ to become ืžืฉื•ื—ืจืจ, to become free, so that is ืžืคืงื™ืข from the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. So that takes away from the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ of her husband, and she is considered the master, and therefore, the ืขื‘ื“ goes out free. But then the ื’ืžืจื says: ืœื™ืžื, let us say, ื“ื“ืจื‘ื ืชื ืื™ ื”ื™ื, that ืจื‘ื's statement really is a ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช of ืชื ืื™ื, because we just said now that this one ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื that says that the woman is considered the master goes according to ืจื‘ื, so obviously, the other ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื that says that both of them cannot be considered the master, and even if the woman will knock out the eye or the tooth of the ืขื‘ื“, he still will not go out free, obviously that ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื doesn't hold of ืจื‘ื. And therefore, even though she did an act that is ืžืฉื—ืจืจ the ืขื‘ื“, still she cannot do it because of the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ of the husband. So obviously, that ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื holds that ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ does not take away from the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“. So obviously, ืจื‘ื's statement is not so simple. There is a ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช between ืชื ืื™ื whether we accept ืจื‘ื's statement or not. So the ื’ืžืจื says: ืœื, no, ื‘ืืžืช we could say ื“ื›ื•ืœื™ ืขืœืžื ืื™ืช ืœื”ื• ื“ืจื‘ื, that both ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช do accept ืจื‘ื's ื“ื™ืŸ. ื•ื”ื›ื, but here what is the ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช? ืืœืžื•ื” ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืœืฉืขื‘ื•ื“ื™ื” ื“ื‘ืขืœ. One ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื holds that the ื—ื›ืžื™ื strengthened the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ of the husband. That this ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื that says that the wife also cannot be considered the master to free the ืขื‘ื“, that is because the ื—ื›ืžื™ื strengthened the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ of the husband in this case. They wanted to give him more ื›ื—. And therefore, they said that even though under normal circumstances, because of ืจื‘ื's ื“ื™ืŸ that ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ is ืžืคืงื™ืข from ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, so therefore if she did an act of ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ, this should take away the ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ of the husband, but here the ื—ื›ืžื™ื wanted to give the husband a stronger ื›ื—, a stronger ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, and therefore, even if she is ืžืฉื—ืจืจ the ืขื‘ื“, she does something that should cause the ืขื‘ื“ to become free, nevertheless, it doesn't take away from his ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, because his ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ is stronger. And that is the reasoning of the other ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื. Not because the other ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื doesn't hold of ืจื‘ื's ื“ื™ืŸ, that ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ takes away from ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, but it is only because in this case, it's a special kind of ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ that the ื—ื›ืžื™ื gave a special ื›ื—. And therefore, the ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ of the ืืฉื” does not take away from his ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“, and since his ืฉื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ is there, automatically her ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ could not take effect, because since it is ืžืฉื•ืขื‘ื“ to him, so she cannot free him because it is ืžืฉื•ืขื‘ื“ to the husband. And then the ื’ืžืจื says: ืื™ ื‘ืขื™ืช ืื™ืžื, if you want, I can give you a different explanation in the ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช between these two ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช. ื“ื›ื•ืœื™ ืขืœืžื ืœื™ืช ืœื”ื• ืœื”ืื™ ืชื ื ื“ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื, that according to everybody, in other words both of these ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช don't hold of ืชืงื ืช ืื•ืฉื. Now according to that, according to both ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช the ื“ื™ืŸ should be that the wife should be considered the master, and the husband not. So what is the ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช? ื”ื›ื ื‘ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื›ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื“ืžื™ ืงืžื™ืคืœื’ื™. The

Debate Over Fruit Ownership vs Full Ownership

ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช is whether we consider ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื›ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ. The husband only has a ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช. He only has the right over the fruit, over the profit. The ืฉืืœื” is, is that considered as if he has ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ? If we consider it as if he has a ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, so therefore the wife is not considered a 100% master, because the husband also owns it. And therefore, neither of them would have the ื“ื™ืŸ that if they knock out the eye or the tooth of the ืขื‘ื“ would make him free. But the other ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื holds that ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is not ื›ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ. So the husband doesn't own it at all. All he owns is ืคื™ืจื•ืช, but that is not as if he would own the thing itself. So the only one that owns the ืขื‘ื“ is the ืืฉื”. Therefore, the husband, ื˜ืืงืข, if he knocks out the eye or the tooth would not set him free, but if the wife knocks out the eye or the tooth, would set him free. And it says: ื•ื‘ืคืœื•ื’ืชื ื“ื”ื ื™ ืชื ืื™. This ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช would be the same ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช as other ืชื ืื™ื, because we find another place where we have a ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ืชื ืื™ื whether ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is ื›ืงื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ. ื“ืชื ื™ื, because we learn in a ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื: ื”ืžื•ื›ืจ ืขื‘ื“ื• ืœืื—ืจ, if someone sells his slave to somebody else, ื•ืคืกืง ืขืžื• ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื™ืฉืžืฉื ื• ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื, but he made up with him a condition that still he should serve him for 30 days, that for the next thirty days he should still work for the first master. In other words, he sold it to him right away, so right away the ืขื‘ื“ itself belongs to the second person, but for the first thirty days he still works for the first master. ืจื‘ื™ ืžืื™ืจ ืื•ืžืจ, ืจื‘ื™ ืžืื™ืจ says, ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื™ืฉื ื• ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืชื—ืชื™ื•, that the first master still has a ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื. The ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื means that normally, if a person kills a ื’ื•ื™ื™ืฉ slave, he is ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” for that. Concerning ืžื™ืชื” he has a ื“ื™ืŸ like a ื™ื™ื“. So therefore if anybody kills a slave of another ื™ื™ื“, the murderer is ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื”. Concerning the master himself, the ื“ื™ืŸ is like this: If he killed a slave and he dies right away, then the master is also ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื”. But if he hits him and he only dies after a day or two, so then if he is his master, he is ืคื˜ื•ืจ from ืžื™ืชื”. Now here the ืฉืืœื” is, which of the two is considered the master? ืจื‘ื™ ืžืื™ืจ says that the first one is considered his master, and therefore, if the first one hit him and he lived for a day or two and then he dies, so then he would be ืคื˜ื•ืจ from ืžื™ืชื”. Now why is he considered a master? After all, he already sold him to somebody else. ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืชื—ืชื™ื•, because he is under him. In other words, since he works for him, so he is considered his master. So we

Rabbisโ€™ Views on Fruit Ownership and Mastership

see clearly, ืงืกื‘ืจ, that ืจื‘ื™ ืžืื™ืจ holds that ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื“ืžื™. That if you have a ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช, you have the ownership only concerning the profit, nevertheless it's as if you own the thing itself. And therefore here, even though the first master only has a ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช in the ืขื‘ื“, he doesn't own the ืขื‘ื“, he only owns the right that the ืขื‘ื“ should work for him, nevertheless he is considered his master, and the ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื applies to the first master. ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืื•ืžืจ, ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” says, ืฉื ื™ ื™ืฉื ื• ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื, the second master, he has the ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืกืคื•, because it is his money. Since he belongs to him, therefore he is considered his master. And the second master, if he would hit him and he would live for a day or two and then would die, he would be ืคื˜ื•ืจ from ืžื™ืชื”. So it comes out ืงืกื‘ืจ that he holds, ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืœืื• ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื“ืžื™, that ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is not ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ. And therefore, the first master, even though he has a ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช in him, still he is not considered his master, because ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is not as if you have a ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ. ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ืื•ืžืจ, ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ says, ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื™ืฉื ืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื, that they both have a ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื. Why? ื–ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืชื—ืชื™ื•, the first one because he is under him. ื•ื–ื”, and the second one, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืกืคื•, because it is his money. What is his ืกื‘ืจื? ืžืกืคืงื ืœื™ื”. He has a ืกืคืง. He has a doubt whether ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ืื™ ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื“ืžื™ ืื• ืœืื• ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื“ืžื™, whether ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is considered ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ or not. So therefore, concerning each of the two, there's a ืกืคืง whether he would be ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” or not. If the first one hits him and he lives for a day or two, there's a ืกืคืง whether he is ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” or not, because if we hold ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, he should be ืคื˜ื•ืจ from ืžื™ืชื”. So maybe he is ืคื˜ื•ืจ. On the other hand, if we hold that ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is not ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, so then in the case of the second one, if he hit him and he lived for a day or two, he would be ืคื˜ื•ืจ. But on the other hand, it is not sure, maybe he's ื—ื™ื™ื‘. So since concerning each one there's a ืกืคืง whether he would be ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” or not, therefore he says that they're both ืคื˜ื•ืจ, because ืกืคืง ื ืคืฉื•ืช ืœื”ืงืœ. Whenever there's a ืกืคืง whether a person has to get killed or not, we always are ืžืงื™ืœ, we always are lenient, and we do not kill him. And therefore here too, since the first and the second, there's a ืกืคืง on each one of them whether he should be ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” or not, therefore he says they both are ืคื˜ื•ืจ from ืžื™ืชื”. ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ ืื•ืžืจ, ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ says, ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืื™ื ื ื‘ื“ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื, that both aren't in the category of this ื“ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื, and therefore if either one of them would hit him and he would die after a day or two, both of them would be ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื”. ื–ื” ืœืคื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืชื—ืชื™ื•, the second one would be ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” and it's not considered that is his ืขื‘ื“, because he's not under him. ื•ื–ื” ืœืคื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื›ืกืคื•, the first one is ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื”, because it is not his money and therefore he is not considered his ืขื‘ื“, and therefore there's no special ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื. So we see here that it's a ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช of ืชื ืื™ื whether ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ. So the same ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช that we have between these ืชื ืื™ื is also the ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช between the previous two ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื•ืช. That one ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื holds ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื“ืžื™, and therefore the husband is also considered a master, and therefore the ื“ื™ืŸ is that both of them, if they knock out the eye or a tooth of the ืขื‘ื“, would not set him free. The other ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื holds that ืงื ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืจื•ืช is not ื›ืงื ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ, so therefore the husband is definitely not considered a master, so the wife is the one that's considered a master, and therefore if she knocks out the eye or a tooth of the ืขื‘ื“, then the ืขื‘ื“ goes free. And the ื’ืžืจื says, ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื, ืจื‘ื said, ืžืื™ ื˜ืขืžื ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ, what is the reason of ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ? He said that both both of them don't have a ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื. He says ืืžืจ ืงืจื, because the ืคืกื•ืง says, ื›ื™ ื›ืกืคื• ื”ื•ื, the reason why if he live for a day or two his master is ืคื˜ื•ืจ from ืžื™ืชื”, the ืชื•ืจื” says, because he is his money. So he ื“ืจืฉ'ื ืก, ื›ืกืคื• ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื•, his money meaning it's specifically for him. But if there is another person who also has some kind of ownership over the ืขื‘ื“, then automatically it is not ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ to him, so this special ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื would not apply to him, and therefore they both would be ื—ื™ื™ื‘. Then the ื’ืžืจื says, ื›ืžืืŸ ืื–ืœื ื”ื ื“ืืžืจ ืืžื™ืžืจ, according to which ืชื ื would go, this that ืืžื™ืžืจ says, that ืื™ืฉ ื•ืืฉื” ืฉืžื›ืจื• ื‘ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, if a man and a woman, both of them sold the ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, ืœื ืขืฉื• ื•ืœื ื›ืœื•ื, didn't do anything. The

Invalid joint sale of ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’

sale is not valid. Not only if the woman herself sold ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, or if the man himself sold from the ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, the sale is not valid, there it would make sense. The woman herself can't sell because of the husband, because he eats the ืคื™ืจื•ืช. The husband can't sell because of the woman, because really it belongs to her. But what happens if they both sell? ืœื›ืื•ืจื”, why shouldn't the sale take place, since both parties together agreed to sell it to this person? But nevertheless ืืžื™ืžืจ said, that the sale does not take place. Why? Since it is not ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ to one of them, so therefore they both don't have a right to sell. And even if they sell it together the sale is not valid. And if one of them would die first, so the other one would be able to go to the ืœื•ืงื—, to the buyer, and take it back. But the ื’ืžืจื's question is, ื›ืžืืŸ, according to who does this ื“ื™ืŸ go? The ื’ืžืจื says, ื›ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ, it goes according to ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ. Just like ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ said, that both masters are not considered his master because either of them is ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, so too here, since not the husband and not the wife are both ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ as owners of the ื ื›ืกื™ ืžืœื•ื’, therefore the none of them have a right to sell, and even if they sell it together it is still not valid. But the question we could ask here is, why is this different than two partners? And the

Comparison with regular partnership sales

ื“ื™ืŸ is that two partners if they together want to sell something, the sale is valid, even though if one of them wants to sell it is not valid because he has another partner with him, but together they're able to sell. So why don't they say the same thing here too, that even though the husband himself cannot sell, the wife herself cannot sell, but still together they should be able to sell? So ืจืืดืฉ and ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช explain that the reason is, because by ืฉื•ืชืคื™ื, by two partners, each one owns half of the whole thing. Together we have the whole thing, so it's considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“. It's like each one could take out half of the whole, so when you have them both together it is ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ for both together. But here we're talking in a case where one owns the ืคื™ืจื•ืช, the whole thing, but only for the ืคื™ืจื•ืช. The other one owns the whole thing, but only for the ื’ื•ืฃ. So it comes out that the whole thing together is not ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ to either. So even if they come together it is still not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, because each one owns part of the whole thing in such a way that when it's combined with the other, it's not a ืคืฉื˜ when they come together they become one. Each one owns another aspect of the whole thing. And therefore in a case like this he says, that it is not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ for one, and even if they're together they cannot sell it. Then the

Halfโ€‘slave, halfโ€‘free case and limb rules

ื’ืžืจื continues, ืžืืŸ ืชื ื ื“ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ, who's the ืชื ื that learned this, that the ืจื‘ื ืŸ learned in the ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื, ืžื™ ืฉื—ืฆื™ื• ืขื‘ื“ ื•ื—ืฆื™ื• ื‘ืŸ ื—ื•ืจื™ืŸ, if one is half ืขื‘ื“ and half free, for instance, he belonged to two partners and one partner freed him, so now he is half free and half ืขื‘ื“. ื•ื›ืŸ ืขื‘ื“ ืฉืœ ืฉื ื™ ืฉื•ืชืคื™ืŸ, or if he's an ืขื‘ื“ that belongs to two partners, ืื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืฆืื™ืŸ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ืื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื™ื ืŸ ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ืŸ, they would not go out with the tips of the ืื‘ืจื™ื that did not return. Meaning, normally if an ืขื‘ื“'s eye or tooth is knocked out, or any other one of the twenty-four tips of the ืื‘ืจื™ื that do not throw, grow back, if it is knocked off by his master automatically he is free. But in a case like this where he is half ืขื‘ื“ and half free or he belongs to two partners, he will not go out ื‘ืจืืฉื™ ืื‘ืจื™ื. And the reason for that is because each master is not considered a master ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื•. In the case where he is half ืขื‘ื“ and half free, so his master is not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ because half of him doesn't belong to the master. So too in the case of two partners, since there is another partner, so he's not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ to each of them, to either of them. And therefore, he would not go out free if this would happen to him. So who is the ืชื ื that said this? ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืจื‘ ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ืœืจื‘ ืืฉื™, so ืจื‘ ืžืจื“ื›ื™ said to ืจื‘ ืืฉื™, ื”ื›ื ืืžืจื™ ืžืฉืžื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ื, this is what they said in the name of ืจื‘ื, that it's ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ, it is ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ. That ืžื™ ืœื ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ, didn't ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ say ื›ืกืคื• ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื•, that since by the ื“ื™ืŸ of ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืžื™ื it says ื›ืกืคื•, his money, so it has to be ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ to him, said specifically, the ownership to one person, ื”ื›ื ื ืžื™, so here too concerning the ื“ื™ืŸ of ืจืืฉื™ ืื™ื‘ืจื™ื, ืขื‘ื“ื• ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื•. It has to be an ืขื‘ื“ which is specifically for him. If there is another owner together with him, then it is not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ to him, and therefore the ื“ื™ืŸ that if he knocks off one of his ืจืืฉื™ ืื™ื‘ืจื™ื, he goes out free, would not apply in this case. But the question is that didn't we say before that in the case of regular two partners it is considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“? And the only time we said before it's not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ is in the case of a husband and a wife, being that one owns the ื’ื•ืฃ and one owns the ืคื™ืจื•ืช. But if it's regular partnership, it is considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ if they are together? So ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช says that probably the ื’ืžืจื means here also that there are two partners, one owns the ื’ื•ืฃ and one owns the ืคื™ืจื•ืช. And so too concerning the other case of the ื—ืฆื™ ืขื‘ื“ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ื‘ืŸ ื—ื•ืจื™ืŸ, where we said that his master is not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื•, it is also a case not that he owns half of himself and his master owns the other half, but it's a case of ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ืคื™ืจื•ืช. It's a case where his master freed him, but didn't give him yet the ืฉื˜ืจ ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ. So here too the two parts are ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ืคื™ืจื•ืช. The ืคื™ืจื•ืช belong to him, in other words he has to work for himself, he doesn't have to work for his master, and nevertheless the ื’ื•ืฃ is still considered belonging to his master because he still cannot marry a Jewish woman, he's still considered essentially an ืขื‘ื“, because he doesn't have the ืฉื˜ืจ ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ yet. And that is the case where we say that he is not considered ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื•, and therefore if he knocks out one of his ืจืืฉื™ ืื™ื‘ืจื™ื, he doesn't go out free. And now we

Introduction to the Mishnah on damages

will continue to learn the ืžืฉื ื”. ื”ืชื•ืงืข ืœื—ื‘ื™ืจื•, and ืจืฉืดื™ says there are two ืคืฉื˜ื™ื what this means. One ืคืฉื˜ is he hit somebody in his ear, and another ืคืฉื˜ is that he blew into someone's ear. ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื• ืกืœืข, then as payment for ื‘ื•ืฉืช, for embarrassment, you have to give him a ืกืœืข. ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืื•ืžืจ, ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” says, ืžืฉื•ื ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, in the name of ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, ืžื ื”, you give him a ืžื ื”. And the ื’ืžืจื will explain which kind of ืžื ื” this is. ืกื˜ืจื•, if you gave him a slap, ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื• ืžืืชื™ื ื–ื•ื–, you have to pay him 200 ื–ื•ื–. ืœืื—ืจ ื™ื“ื•, if he did it with the back of his hand, so it's even worse, ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื• ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ื–ื•ื–, you have to give him for embarrassment 400 ื–ื•ื–. ืฆืจื ื‘ืื–ื ื•, and here too ืจืฉืดื™ says two ืคืฉื˜ื™ื. One ืคืฉื˜ is he pulled his ear, and another ืคืฉื˜ is he wounded his ear. Or ืชืœืฉ ื‘ืฉืขืจื•, he pulled his hair, ืจืงืง, he spit, ื•ื”ื’ื™ืข ื‘ื• ืจื•ืงื•, and the spit reached him, ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื˜ืœื™ืชื• ื”ื™ืžื ื•, he took off his garment from him, or ืคืจืข ืจืืฉ ืืฉื” ื‘ืฉื•ืง, he uncovered the head of a woman in the street, for all these, ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื• ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ื–ื•ื–, you pay 400 ื–ื•ื–. And then the

Mishnahโ€™s rule: compensation varies by status

ืžืฉื ื” says, ื–ื” ื”ื›ืœืœ, this is the rule, ื”ื›ืœ ืœืคื™ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื•, everything depends on the ื›ื‘ื•ื“ of the person. In other words, even though we gave a general amount of how much you would have to pay, but nevertheless it depends on the ื›ื‘ื•ื“ of the person. And the ื’ืžืจื will explain whether this is a ืงื•ืœื or a ื—ื•ืžืจื, whether this comes to say that sometimes you pay more, or sometimes you would pay less. ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื says, ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื ื™ื™ื ืฉื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ, even if they are poor people, if this happened to a poor person, ืจื•ืื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื, we see them, ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื ื‘ื ื™ ื—ื•ืจื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืจื“ื• ืžื ื›ืกื™ื”ื, as if they were rich, rich freemen that went down from their possession, meaning they lost their money, ืฉื”ื ื‘ื ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื™ืฆื—ืง ื•ื™ืขืงื‘, because they are nevertheless children of ืื‘ืจื”ื, ื™ืฆื—ืง, ื•ื™ืขืงื‘. So even though they are poor, but we look at them as if they once were rich. And therefore, we pay them according to the embarrassment that would be done to a rich man that became poor, because after all, all the ื™ื™ื“ืŸ are children of ืื‘ืจื”ื, ื™ืฆื—ืง, ื•ื™ืขืงื‘. Then the ื’ืžืจื says, ื•ืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืื—ื“ ืฉืคืจืข ืจืืฉ ืืฉื” ื‘ืฉื•ืง, there's a story of one person who uncovered the head of a woman in the street, ื‘ืืช ืœืคื ื™ ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, she came to ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, ื•ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื• ืœื™ืชืŸ ืœื” ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ื–ื•ื–, and ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื obligated him to give her 400 ื–ื•ื–, as the ื“ื™ืŸ is, as we said before, that if you uncover the head of a woman in the street, you have to pay 400 ื–ื•ื–.

Rabbi Akivaโ€™s case of the uncovered head

ืืžืจ ืœื•, so he said to him, ืจื‘ื™, ืชืŸ ืœื™ ื–ืžืŸ, give me time, I can't pay right now, give me time till I will pay. ื•ื ืชืŸ ืœื• ื–ืžืŸ, and he gave him a time. In the meantime, ืฉืžืจื”, he watched her, meaning he waited for an opportunity, and he found her, ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืขืœ ืคืชื— ื—ืฆื™ืจื”, she was standing by the door of her yard, ื•ืฉื‘ืจ ืืช ื”ื›ื“ ื‘ืคื ื™ื”, what he did was he broke a jug in front of her, ื•ื‘ื• ื›ืื™ืกืจ ืฉืžืŸ, and inside there was a little bit of oil, very little, the amount of an ืื™ืกืจ. So she didn't want to lose that, she saw she has an opportunity here to get a little bit of oil, ื’ื™ืœืชื” ืืช ืจืืฉื”, she uncovered her head, ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื˜ืคื—ืช, and she grabbed, caught the oil in her handkerchief that she was wearing over her head, ื•ืžื ื—ื” ืืช ื™ื“ื” ืขืœ ืจืืฉื”, and then she took her hand over ืขืœ ืจืืฉื”, and she put her hand on her head, that the hand that got full of oil, she smeared it over her head. ื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืœื” ืขื“ื™ื, and stood ืขื“ื™ื there, he put ืขื“ื™ื there to testify that this is what happened, ื•ื‘ื ืœืคื ื™ ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, and he came to ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, ืืžืจ ืœื•, and he said to him, ืจื‘ื™, ืœื–ื• ืื ื™ ื ื•ืชืŸ ื“' ืžืื•ืช ื–ื•ื–? To her you want me to give ื“' four hundred ื–ื•ื–? You see yourself that she on her own uncovered her hair just to get something that was worth one ืื™ืกืจ. In other words, it was worth for her to embarrass herself by uncovering her hair just to get one ืื™ืกืจ. So you want me to pay her four hundred ื–ื•ื– for what I did, for uncovering her hair? ืืžืจ ืœื•, he said to him, ืœื ืืžืจืช ื›ืœื•ื, you didn't say anything. Your words are not accepted. And the reason is because ื”ื—ื•ื‘ืœ ื‘ืขืฆืžื•, if someone injures himself, ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืจืฉืื™, even though you're not allowed to do it, but still ืคื˜ื•ืจ, you're ืคื˜ื•ืจ. The ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ can't force you to pay. ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉื—ื‘ืœื• ื‘ื•, nevertheless if others injure him, ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื, they are ื—ื™ื™ื‘ to pay. So here too, even though she embarrassed herself, she could do it and no one is ื—ื™ื™ื‘. But if you did it to her, you are ื—ื™ื™ื‘ to pay. The same is ื”ืงื•ืฆืฅ ื ื˜ื™ืขื•ืชื™ื•, if someone cuts off his own plants, ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืจืฉืื™, even though you're not allowed, the ื“ื™ืŸ is that you're not allowed to cut off plants that give fruit, as the ืชื•ืจื” says ื‘ืœ ืชืฉื—ื™ืช, nevertheless ืคื˜ื•ืจ, you are ืคื˜ื•ืจ. But ืื—ืจื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื, if others did it, then they are ื—ื™ื™ื‘ to pay you. How much are they ื—ื™ื™ื‘? So ืจืฉ"ื™ says the ื’ืžืจื says in ืžื›ื•ืช that for a ื ื˜ื™ืขื”, for a plant which is a year old, you have to pay two ื›ืกืฃ. Then the ื’ืžืจื says, ืื™ื‘ืขื™ื ืœื”ื•, there was an ืื™ื‘ืขื™ื asked, ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™ ืชื ืŸ, ืื™ ืžื ื” ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืชื ืŸ? When it says in the ืžืฉื ื” that ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” says in the name of ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ that for hitting somebody in the ear, you have to pay a ืžื ื”, is it a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™ or a ืžื ื” ืžื“ื™ื ื”? ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™ was twenty-five ืกืœืขื™ื, which is a hundred ื–ื•ื–. A ืžื ื” ืžื“ื™ื ื” is an eighth of a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. So the question here is, what kind of ืžื ื” did he mean that you have to pay? The

Witness as judge: the case of Rabbi Yossi

ื’ืžืจื says, ืชื ืฉืžืข, come hear, because ื”ื”ื•ื ื’ื‘ืจื, there was this man ื“ืชืงืข ืœื™ื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื”, that he hurt somebody by his ear, or he blew into his ear. ืืชื ืœืงืžื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื ืฉื™ืื”, he came to ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื ืฉื™ืื”. ืืžืจ ืœื™ื”, so ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื ืฉื™ืื” said, ื”ื ืื ื, you have me, ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, and you have ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™. So therefore, ื”ื‘ ืœื™ื” ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, give him a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. ืฉืžืข ืžื™ื ื”, from here we see that ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™ ืชื ืŸ, ืฉืžืข ืžื™ื ื”, that it means a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. Since he said that here we have ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, and therefore, because we ืคืกืงืŸ like ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, I want you to pay a ืžื ื”, and he said give him a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, so obviously when ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ said a ืžื ื”, he meant a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. Then the ื’ืžืจื asks, ืžืื™ ื”ื ืื ื ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™? What did he mean, you have me and you have ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™? What did he mean, you have me? What was his own involvement here? ืื™ืœื™ืžื, if you're gonna say ื”ื›ื ืงืืžืจ ืœื™ื”, this is what he meant, ื”ื ืื ื, you have me ื“ื—ื–ื™ืชืš, that I saw you, ื•ื”ื ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, and you have ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ ื“ืืžืจ, who says that ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, you have to pay a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, and therefore, ื–ื™ืœ ื”ื‘ ืœื™ื” ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, go ahead and give him a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. So when he said you have me meaning, here I am, I am a witness, I saw it happen. And now that I know it happened, and ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ says you have to pay a ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, that's why you're giving the ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. So if that is the ืคืฉื˜, ืœืžื™ืžืจื, let us say ื“ืขื“ ื ืขืฉื” ื“ื™ื™ืŸ, that a witness could become the judge. Because this is actually what happened. If he is the witness, and he also judged the case and ืคืกืงื ื“ that he has to pay the ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, so we see that he held that a witness could also become the judge. But ื•ื”ืชื ื™ื, didn't we learn, ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ืฉืจืื• ืื—ื“ ืฉื”ืจื’ ืืช ื”ื ืคืฉ, if the ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ saw a person that killed somebody, ืžืงืฆืชืŸ ื ืขืฉื• ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืžืงืฆืชืŸ ื ืขืฉื• ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื, so some of the ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ, they could become the witnesses, and some of them become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื. And the ones that become the witnesses testify in front of the others that are the ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื, and based on their testimony, the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ will ืคืกืงืŸ the ื“ื™ืŸ. ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ, that's the opinion of ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ. ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ืื•ืžืจ, ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื says, ื›ื•ืœืŸ ืขื“ื™ื ื”ืŸ, they all are ืขื“ื™ื. Since they all saw it happen, so automatically they're all witnesses, ื•ืื™ืŸ ืขื“ ื ืขืฉื” ื“ื™ื™ืŸ, and a witness cannot become a ื“ื™ื™ืŸ. So even though we want to divide them in half, and the ones that are going to be the ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื will not be the same ones that will testify, but nevertheless, since ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ they happen to see it too, so they are automatically also witnesses, whether they like it or not, and therefore they cannot become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื. So ืขื“ ื›ืืŸ ืœื ืงืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ, that even ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ who says that some of them could become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื, even though they are witnesses, it's only ืืœื ื“ืžืงืฆืชืŸ ื ืขืฉื• ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืžืงืฆืชืŸ ื ืขืฉื• ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื, only some become ืขื“ื™ื, and some become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื. In other words, that those that become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื, even though they happen to see it, they still could become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื. But ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ ื ืขืฉื” ื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืงืืžืจ, but the same person who happened to be the witness, who is the one that's going to testify, he should become the ื“ื™ื™ืŸ? That even ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ didn't say that you're allowed to do that. ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ just said that even though those that will become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื happened to see it, it doesn't matter, as long as they will be not the ones that will testify. Other ones will come to testify in front of them, and they will become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื. But to say that the same person actually who will testify, he should be the judge, even ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ holds you can't do that. So how could he have done it here to say that, "I am the witness, and I am also the ื“ื™ื™ืŸ, I ืคืกืงืŸ that you have to give him ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™"? The ื’ืžืจื says, ื›ื™ ืชื ื™ื ื”ื”ื™ื, when was that ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื learned? ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืจืื•ื”ื• ื‘ืœื™ืœื”. Why did ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ say that you have to have some become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื and some become ืขื“ื™ื, and you can't have the same ones that will be the ืขื“ื™ื to become the ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื? Is because they saw it happen at night, ื“ืœืื• ื‘ื ื™ ืžืขื‘ื“ ื“ื™ื ื ื ื™ื ื”ื•, that you can't make a ื“ื™ืŸ at night. So at the moment they saw it happen, they couldn't ืคืกืงืŸ the ื“ื™ืŸ. So they had to make the ื“ื™ืŸ the next day. The next day, they will already be ืคืกืงื ื™ื ื’ based on ืฉืžื•ืขื”, based on testimony. So here ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ says that you have to have some people become ืขื“ื™ื and some people become ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื, and they will testify in front of those ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื. But if it would be done during the day, in other words, if they would have seen it during the day, so then the same ones that saw it could right away ืคืกืงืŸ the ื“ื™ืŸ, because here you don't have to have people to come and testify, because they themselves saw it. And this is what ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ meant: since he saw it happen, so he ืคืกืงื ื“ based on the ืจืื™ื™ื”, based on the sight. In other words, he holds like ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ. And as we said now according to ืจื‘ื™ ื˜ืจืคื•ืŸ, if you don't have to come and testify a later time, but you could ืคืกืงืŸ right then when you see it, then the same people who are the ืขื“ื™ื could be the ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื. And therefore ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ felt that he who was the ืขื“ื™ื could also be the ื“ื™ื™ืŸ. ืื™ื‘ืขื™ืช ืื™ืžื, if you want, I could tell you a different ืคืฉื˜, that ื”ื›ื ืงืืžืจ ืœื™ื”. This is what ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ meant when he said, "You have me and you have ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™." He didn't mean, "You have me as a witness." He meant, ื”ื ืื ื, you have me ื“ืกื‘ื™ืจื ืœื™ ื›ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, that I hold like ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™, ื“ืืžืจ, who said ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, you have to pay him ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. ื•ื”ื ืกื”ื“ื™ ื“ืžืกื”ื“ื™ ื‘ื”, and here you have witnesses that testify. In other words, he wasn't the one that saw it. He meant, "You have me and ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื”ื’ืœื™ืœื™ who hold the ื“ื™ืŸ that you have to pay him ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™. Now concerning you, we have witnesses that testified that you did it, ื–ื™ืœ ื”ื‘ื” ืœื™ื” ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™, therefore, go ahead and pay him the ืžื ื” ืฆื•ืจื™." Then the ื’ืžืจื asks, ื•ืกื‘ืจ ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, does really ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื hold ื“ืื™ืŸ ืขื“ ื ืขืฉื” ื“ื™ื™ืŸ, that a witness, somebody who saw it happen, cannot become a judge? ื•ื”ืชื ื™ื, didn't we learn in a ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื, the ืคืกื•ืง says, ื•ื”ื›ื” ืื™ืฉ ืืช ืจืขื”ื• ื‘ืื‘ืŸ ืื• ื‘ืื’ืจื•ืฃ, if a man will hit his friend with a stone or with a fist, is a ืคืกื•ืง in ืคืจืฉืช ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื, ืงืคื™ื˜ืœ ื›"ื, ืคืกื•ืง ื™"ื—, where it says, ื•ื›ื™ ื™ืจื™ื‘ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื, if people will argue, ื•ื”ื›ื” ืื™ืฉ ืืช ืจืขื”ื• ื‘ืื‘ืŸ ืื• ื‘ืื’ืจื•ืฃ, and a man will hit his friend with a stone or with a fist, ื•ืœื ื™ืžื•ืช, he will not die, ื•ื ืคืœ ืœืžืฉื›ื‘, he will fall in his bed, which means he will have to lay in bed. So the ืคืกื•ืง continues, if he will get up, so then the one that did it will be free, but he will have to pay for his ืฉื‘ืช and for his ืจื™ืคื•ื™. So here, the

Stone vs. fist: Torahโ€™s examples for liability

ืชื•ืจื” gives two examples: if he hit him with a stone or ื‘ืื’ืจื•ืฃ, or with a fist. What does the ืชื•ืจื” mean when the ืชื•ืจื” gives these two examples? Obviously the ืชื•ืจื” wants to tell us a ื“ื™ืŸ. So ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ, ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™ says, ืžื” ืื’ืจื•ืฃ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืžืกื•ืจ ืœืขื“ื” ื•ืœืขื“ื™ื, just like a fist is specific that it is given over to the ืขื“ื”, which means the community, really meaning the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, and to the witnesses, that not only the witnesses were able to see the fist, whether it was strong enough to cause the damage in that person, but also the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ could see it; when they call that person to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ is able to see his fist whether that fist is strong enough to have caused that damage. So that teaches us that ืืฃ ื›ืœ ืฉืžืกื•ืจ ืœืขื“ื” ื•ืœืขื“ื™ื, that also when can ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ make a person ื—ื™ื™ื‘ to pay if they actually saw the object, the instrument with which he damaged. ืคืจื˜, this comes to exclude, ืฉื™ืฆื ืžืชื—ืช ื™ื“ ื”ืขื“ื™ื, if it went out from under the hands of the witnesses. If the witnesses happened to see the instrument with which he damaged him, but then they lost it, and they cannot bring it to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ for ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ to inspect it, so then ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ cannot make him ื—ื™ื™ื‘. That is the reason why the ืชื•ืจื” compares a stone to a fist, to teach us that also a stone has to be brought to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ. That if he threw a stone at him and hurt him, the stone has to be brought to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, and ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ has to inspect it to see whether that stone is strong enough to have caused this damage. ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, so ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื said to him, ื•ื›ื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื”ื•, did he actually hit him in front of ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, that they should know, ื›ืžื” ื”ื›ื”ื•, how many times he hit him, ื•ืขืœ ืžื” ื”ื›ื”ื•, on which part of the body he hit him, ืื ืขืœ ืฉื•ืงื•, whether it was on his thigh, ืื• ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื ืคืฉื•, on the tip of his ื ืคืฉ, meaning on the tip of his heart. So anyway, ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ will have to rely on the witnesses that they say that they saw him hit him so many times, or they saw him hit him in this and this place. So too, ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ could rely on the witnesses if they say that they saw the stone with which he hit him, and it was a stone that could have caused the damage. So why should you have to bring this stone to ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ for ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ to inspect it? ื•ืขื•ื“, another thing, ื”ืจื™ ืฉื“ื—ืฃ ืืช ื—ื‘ื™ืจื• ืžืจืืฉ ื”ื’ื’, if someone throws his friend down of the top of the roof, ืื• ืžืจืืฉ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื”, from the top of the building, ื•ืžืช, and he died, ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ืŸ ืืฆืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื”, do ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ go to the house, ืื• ื‘ื™ืจื” ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืืฆืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, or the

Reliance on Witnesses vs Physical Inspection by ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ

house goes to the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ? Meaning to say, does ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ have to inspect the place to see whether the height is high enough that he could have died from it? But ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ relies on the witnesses. If the witnesses say that we saw it happen, so the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ relies on them, and based on their testimony, ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ will kill him. ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ doesn't happen to travel all the way to the place where it happened. ื•ืขื•ื“, also, ืื ื ืคืœื”, let's say the building or the wall that he threw him off fell, collapsed, ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื•ื‘ื•ื ื”, must he rebuild it so the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ should be able to see whether it was high enough for him to die? Obviously, we rely on the witnesses. So too, if the witnesses say we saw the instrument, the stone, and it was able to cause the damage, we rely on them and we make him ื—ื™ื™ื‘. But according to that, the question that comes back is, why does the ืชื•ืจื” compare a stone to a fist? What does the ืชื•ืจื” come to teach us with that? ืืœื, what does the ืชื•ืจื” come to teach us? That ืžื” ืื’ืจื•ืฃ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉื ืžืกืจ ืœืขื“ื™ื, just like a fist is specific that the ืขื“ื™ื were able to see it, ืืฃ ื›ืœ ืฉื ืžืกืจ ืœืขื“ื™ื, so too, when can ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ make him ื—ื™ื™ื‘? If it was given to the ืขื“ื™ื, meaning that the ืขื“ื™ื saw the instrument. If he hit him with a stone, the ืขื“ื™ื have to have seen the stone that it was a type of stone that could have hurt him. ืคืจื˜, this comes to exclude ืœื›ืฉื™ืฆืชื” ืื‘ืŸ ืžืชื—ืช ื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืžื›ื”, that if the ืื‘ืŸ, the stone, came out of the hand of the one that hit him and it was lost before the witnesses were able to see it, so then he is ืคื˜ื•ืจ. ืงืชื ื™ ืžื™ื”ืช, but the meantime, we learned in this ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื that

Rabbi Akiva on Hits Before the Court and Witnessโ€‘Judges

ืืžืจ ืœื™ื” ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื said to him, ื•ื›ื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื”ื• ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื›ืžื” ื”ื›ื”ื•, did he hit him in front of ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ that they should know how many times he hit him? So from his expression, it seems that ื”ื ื”ื›ื”ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ื”ื, that had he hit him in front of the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, ืขื“ ื ืขืฉื” ื“ื™ื™ืŸ, the ืขื“ would become a ื“ื™ื™ืŸ. If the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ would have seen it, then the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ would have ืคืกืง'ื ื“ that he has to pay. So it comes out that ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื holds that if the people themselves that saw the thing happen, they themselves can be the judges. So how could we say before that ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื holds that an ืขื“ cannot become a ื“ื™ื™ืŸ? The ื’ืžืจื answers, ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื“ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™ ืงืืžืจ, when he used that expression, it was only according to the opinion of ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™. He was speaking to ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™ and was trying to prove to him that this is not the ืคืฉื˜ in the ืคืกื•ืง. So to him, he said that had it did it have to be done in front of ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ that they should see it and then make him ื—ื™ื™ื‘? But ื•ืœื™ื” ืœื ืกื‘ื™ืจื ืœื™ื”, he himself doesn't hold that way. He himself holds that if it would have been done in front of ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, then ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ couldn't make him ื—ื™ื™ื‘ for a different reason, because an ืขื“ cannot become a ื“ื™ื™ืŸ. If the person himself saw it happen, he cannot ืคืกืง'ืŸ the ื“ื™ืŸ, he cannot be the ื“ื™ื™ืŸ. But he was speaking to ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™, who doesn't necessarily hold that an ืขื“ cannot become a ื“ื™ื™ืŸ. So to him, he used this expression, and how can you say that they have to inspect the stone, because other things, they do rely on the witnesses? Was it done in front of ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ that ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ should see how many times he hit him? We have to rely on the witnesses anyway, so therefore, we rely on the witnesses concerning the stone also. But the expression he used was only when he was speaking to ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™, but not that he himself hold that. Then the ื’ืžืจื continues:

Tam vs Mo'ed Ox: Death and Damage Laws

ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ, the ืจื‘ื ืŸ learned, ืฉื•ืจ ืชื ืฉื”ืžื™ืช ื•ื”ื–ื™ืง, that a ืฉื•ืจ ืชื, which is an ox that it's the first or second or third time that it gored, and the ื“ื™ืŸ is, when it comes to ืงืจืŸ, when it comes to damage done by an ox through goring, the first, second, and third time, the ox is considered a ืชื, and the other time, after that, he is considered a ืžื•ืขื“. So if the ox was still a ืชื and it killed somebody, the ื“ื™ืŸ is that if an ox kills a person, then the ox has to get killed, and that doesn't make a difference whether he is a ืชื or a ืžื•ืขื“. But concerning the damages, there is a difference that if he is a ืžื•ืขื“, he pays the complete damage; if he was a ืชื, then the owner of the ox only pays ื—ืฆื™ ื ื–ืง, half of the damage. But here was a case that the ืฉื•ืจ ืชื killed a person first and then he also damaged something. ื“ื ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, so the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ will judge this ox ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, concerning killing the ox, ื•ืื™ืŸ ื“ื ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, but they do not judge him concerning payment for the damage. And the reason for that is, because concerning a ืชื there is another ื“ื™ืŸ, that a ืชื only pays ืžื’ื•ืคื• and not ืžืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื”. This ื—ืฆื™ ื ื–ืง, this half of the damage, that the owner of the ox has to pay, also comes only out of the body of the ox. But the owner will not have to pay ืžืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื”, meaning to have to go and get other money to pay for the damage. By a ืฉื•ืจ ืžื•ืขื“, the ื“ื™ืŸ is that the owner is obligated to pay for the damage. Whether the ox himself is worth that money or not, the owner has to go ืžืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื” to his house and take money from his house. But concerning a ืฉื•ืจ ืชื, the ื“ื™ืŸ is that he only pays out of the body of the ox. If the ox is not worth that amount of money, then he doesn't pay him, he only pays him as much as he is worth. If the ox is not worth anything, then he doesn't pay him anything. So here, since he killed, so ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ will judge him ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and have him put to death. Since he is being put to death, he is not worth anything. Since he is not worth anything, then the owner will not have to pay for the damages, because you only pay out of the body of the ox, and here the ox is not worth anything. So therefore the ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื says, that first you judge him ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and after you finish with ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, there is no reason to judge ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, because the owner will not have to pay anyway, because the ox is not worth anything. But if it was a ืžื•ืขื“ ืฉื”ืžื™ืช ื•ื”ื–ื™ืง, the ืฉื•ืจ was a ืžื•ืขื“, and he killed somebody and then he caused a damage, ื“ื ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. So first we judge him ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, we see how much the damage was, and we make him pay. ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ืŸ ื•ื“ื ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and then we judge him ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช. And even though after he is judged ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and the ox is put to death, the ox is not worth anything, the owner still has to pay, because by a ืžื•ืขื“, he has to pay not ืžื’ื•ืคื•, not out of the body of the ox, he has to pay his own money. So therefore even if the ox will be put to death, nevertheless, the owner will have to pay for the damage. But if

Order of Judgment: Life vs Property When Ox Is Executed

ืงื“ืžื• ื•ื“ื ื•ื”ื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, if for some reason they judged this ืฉื•ืจ ื”ืžื•ืขื“ first for the death that he caused, they judged him to be put to death, ืื™ืŸ ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ืŸ ื•ื“ื ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. So then you do not after you ืคืกืงื 'ื“ that he is put to death, you do not go ahead and ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช for the damage it caused. And the ื’ืžืจื asks, why not? ื•ื›ื™ ืงื“ืžื• ื•ื“ื ื•ื”ื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช ืžืื™ ื”ื•ื™, what is wrong if first they ืคืกืงื 'ื“ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and they ืคืกืงื 'ื“ that this ox has to be put to death because he killed somebody? ืœื™ื”ื“ืจื• ื•ืœื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื• ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, afterwards let them ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช! Even after they ืคืกืงื 'ื“ that he is put to death, they still could see how much the damage was, and have the owner pay for it, since it doesn't come out ืžื’ื•ืคื•, from the body of the ox. ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื, so ืจื‘ื said, ืืฉื›ื—ืชื™ื ื”ื• ืœืจื‘ื ืŸ ื“ื‘ื™ ืจื‘, I found the ืจื‘ื ืŸ of the ื‘ื™ ืจื‘, ื“ื™ืชื‘ื™, that they were sitting, ื•ืงืืžืจื™, and they were saying like this: ืžืืŸ, who is the ืชื ื of this ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื? ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™! This is ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™. ื“ืืžืจ, that he said, ืžื”

The Fist Analogy: Inspecting the Instrument of Damage

ืื’ืจื•ืฃ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืžืกื•ืจ ืœืขื“ื” ื•ืœืขื“ื™ื, that we learn out from the word ืื’ืจื•ืฃ, fist, that just like a fist is something that not only the witnesses, but also the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ is able to see, so too any other instrument that he hurt him with, the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ has to see it, the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ has to inspect it. ืืœืžื, we see that he holds, ื‘ืขื™ื ืŸ ืื•ืžื“ื ื ื“ื‘ื™ ื“ื™ื ื, that we have to have the estimation, the inspection of the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ. So therefore, ื•ื”ื›ื, in this case, ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื’ืžืจ ื“ื™ื ื™ื” ืœืงื˜ืœื, since the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ืคืกืงื 'ื“ the ื“ื™ืŸ that he has to be killed, that the ox has to be killed, ืœื ืžืฉื”ื™ื ืŸ ืœื™ื” ืœืื•ืžื“ื ื ื“ื‘ื™ ื“ื™ื ื, so therefore we don't keep him now that the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ should inspect, to see concerning the damage that he did. ื•ืœื ืžืขื™ื™ื ื™ื ืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ื”, and we don't look into the ื“ื™ืŸ. In other words, since according to ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™ the instruments of the ื”ื™ื–ืง has to be estimated, inspected by the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ, because the ืคืกื•ืง that he learned out his ื“ื™ืŸ from the ืคืกื•ืง ื•ื”ื›ื” ืื™ืฉ ืืช ืจืขื”ื• ื‘ืื‘ืŸ ืื• ื‘ืื’ืจื•ืฃ, ื˜ืืงืข is not speaking about death, it's speaking about damage that was done, because the ืคืกื•ืง says ื•ืœื ื™ืžื•ืช, if he hit him and the person didn't die. So we see that he holds that whenever you come to judge damage, you have to inspect the instrument that did the damage. So if an ox did the damage, the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ would have to inspect the ox before they could ืคืกืงืŸ the ื“ื™ืŸ of how much money he has to pay. Now here, since ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ first ืคืกืงื 'ื“ that the ox has to be put to death, we do not wait, because the ื“ื™ืŸ is that as soon as you ืคืกืงืŸ, you have to keep, be ืžืงื™ื™ื the ืคืกืง ื“ื™ืŸ right away. So right away the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ will want to kill the ox, so there will be no time for the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ to inspect the ox, which is in this case the instrument of the damage, in order to ืคืกืงืŸ how much he owes him, and therefore ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ cannot ืคืกืงืŸ. And that is the reason for this ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื where it says that if first they ืคืกืงื 'ื“ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช on the ox, and they said the ox is ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื”, you cannot judge ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, even in the case of a ืžื•ืขื“, because according to ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™, you have to see the ox. Inspect the ox before you could ืคืกืงืŸ, and since he already got ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, we kill him right away, there is no chance for them to inspect it. That's what they said is the ืคืฉื˜ in the ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื, why the ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื says that by a ืฉื•ืจ ื”ืžื•ืขื“, if they first judged ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, you cannot judge it anymore ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. That's what ืจื‘ื said he heard them say. ื•ืืžื™ื ื ืœื”ื• ืื ื, I said to them, ืืคื™ืœื• ืชื™ืžื ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, ื‘ืืžืช we could say the ื‘ืจื™ื™ืชื goes according to ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื, who argues with ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืžื ื™, and holds that the ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ does not have to inspect the instrument of the damage. ื”ื›ื ื‘ืžืื™ ืขืกืงื™ื ืŸ, but here the reason why it says that after you judged ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, you cannot judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช is because it's speaking in a case ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืจื—, for instance if the owner of the ox ran away. And after they judged the ox ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and they said that he's ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื”, before they managed to judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, so the owner ran away. So now already we cannot judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, because the ื“ื™ืŸ is ืื™ืŸ ื—ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืื“ื ืฉืœื ื‘ืคื ื™ื•. You cannot do something against a person if it's not in front of him. So, therefore, we cannot judge it and make him pay for the damage because he is not here. But then the ื’ืžืจื asks, ืื™ ื‘ืจื—, if the case is where he ran away and he's not here, ื›ื™ ืœื ื“ื ื•ื” ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, ื”ื™ื›ื™ ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืŸ ืœื™ื” ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืœื ื‘ืขืœื™ื? So, why do we say that only if first they judged it ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, then we cannot judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, and we said it is because he ran away? If he ran away, you couldn't judge it even if you didn't judge ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช yet. Even if you didn't judge the ox that he's ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืชื” for the death that he caused, you still cannot judge the ox for ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช because the owner is not here. But the ื’ืžืจื asks, case is ื“ืงื‘ื™ืœื• ืกื”ื“ื™, they accepted the witnesses, ื•ื‘ืจื—, and he ran away. And the reason you don't judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช is because there is no use. Since he ran away and he took away with him all the money, and he left nothing here, so what is the use in judging ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช when he is not here, from whom to collect? So, therefore, you do not judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. But the ื’ืžืจื asks, ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืžื”ื™ื›ื ืžืฉืชืœื? But ืกื•ืฃ ื›ืœ ืกื•ืฃ, what difference does it make whether we first judged ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช or not? If he is not here, so in both cases we shouldn't judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. Even if we didn't judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช yet, we still shouldn't judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช if he's not here, because there is nobody from whom to collect. So the ื’ืžืจื says, ืžืจื™ื“ื™ื, we could collect from the ox itself. If we didn't first judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, then what we do is first we judge it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. And as we said before, the case is that the ืขื“ื•ืช came while the owner was still here, so we had a right to accept the ืขื“ื•ืช. As soon as we accepted the ืขื“ื•ืช, and we wanted to ืคืกืงืŸ how much he owes, he ran away. But still, we still go ahead and ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, and we see how much he owes, and even though he is not here, we use the ox for plowing, and the money that the ox brings in through his work, that goes towards the payment of the damage. But if we first judged it ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, so now we cannot use the ox for work because it becomes ืืกื•ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื”, so now there is no use in judging it ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, because we're talking, as we said before, that the owner ran away, so there's nobody to collect from. And as far as collecting from the work of the ox we can't either, because we already judged it ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, so he is forbidden to have any benefit from, because the ื“ื™ืŸ is a ืฉื•ืจ ื”ื ืกืงืœ, an ox that killed and ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ืคืกืงื ื“ that that ox has to be put to death, it is ืืกื•ืจ ื‘ื”ื ืื”, you can't have any use from that ox. So, therefore, we can't plow with that ox and the money should go towards the ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, so there is no use in ืคืกืงื ื™ื ื’ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, and therefore we say that we don't ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. But the ื’ืžืจื asks, ืื™ ื”ื›ื™, if the case here is that we collect from the work the ox does, ืชื ื ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื” ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืฉื ื•ื ืฉืชืœื ืžืจื™ื“ื™ื. What did we say concerning a ืชื? That if it killed and caused damage, we only ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and we don't ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช. And the reason was as we said before, because by a ืชื you only pay ืžื’ื•ืคื•. You only pay from the body of the ox. And since the ox will be put to death, he doesn't have any value so there's nothing to take from. But the ื’ืžืจื's ืงืฉื™ื is, why don't we do different? Let's first ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, and let's get the money out from the work of the ox, ื•ื”ื“ืจ ื ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื” ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช, and then we will ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช. We ื˜ืืงืข can't ืคืกืงืŸ first ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช and take it out of the ox itself, since the ox killed, he is supposed to go to ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช and supposed to be put to death eventually, so we can't say that we take out of the value of the ื’ื•ืฃ of the ox to pay for the ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช for the ื ื–ืง, because the ox is not worth anything, because later it will be put to death. But now that we said that we could take the money out of the work the ox does, so why don't we do that? First ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, and then work with it, and the money should go towards the payment for the damage, and then we will ืคืกืงืŸ ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช and put the ox to death.

Profit from an Oxโ€™s Work vs Its Body in Compensation

ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ืžืจื™ ื‘ืจื™ื” ื“ืจื‘ ื›ื”ื ื, said ืจื‘ ืžืจื™ the son of ืจื‘ ื›ื”ื ื said, ื–ืืช ืื•ืžืจืช, this teaches us that ืจื™ื“ื™ื ืขืœื™ื” ื“ืžืจื™ื” ื”ื•ื, that the money that you could get out of the plowing, of the work of the ox, that is not considered ื’ื•ืคื•, that is considered ืขืœื™ื™ื”. That is not considered that this comes from the body of the ox, but this is considered that this is a profit, a side profit that the owner gets. And since by a ืชื the ื“ื™ืŸ is that you only pay ืžื’ื•ืคื•, not ืžืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื™ื”, you only pay from the body, so therefore we can't first judge the ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช and then get paid out of the work of the ox, because the work of the ox is considered ืžืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื™ื” and not ืžื’ื•ืคื•. And therefore the only thing we do is we ืคืกืงืŸ ื“ื™ื ื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช and we put the ox to death, and we don't judge ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช, because the ox, since it is going to die, is not worth anything, so there is no value in the ื’ื•ืฃ, so there is no ื“ื™ื ื™ ืžืžื•ื ื•ืช that is going to be paid here.

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