Commentary for Arakhin 39:41

ערך ידי ורגלי עלי וכו':

That includes [his saying: I vow the valuation of anything] from the knee upwards.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The suggestion is that the removal of any part of the body above the knee would constitute a danger to life, hence would mean the valuation of the person. just as if somebody said: I 'vow my liver, or my heart'.');">¹⁰</span>

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