Commentary for Bava Kamma 180:24

אמר רבא אשכחתינהו לרבנן דבי רב דיתבי וקאמרי הא מני ר"ש התימני היא דאמר מה אגרוף מיוחד שמסור לעדה ולעדים

killing a person and subsequently doing damage the judges will first deal with the pecuniary matter<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. ibid. 36. ');">¹⁹</span> and then adjudicate on the loss of life.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. ibid. 29-30. ');">²⁰</span> But if [for some reason or other], they have already adjudicated on the capital matter it would no more be possible to start dealing with the pecuniary matter.' But even if they first adjudicated on the capital matter, what has happened that it should no more be possible for them to start dealing with the pecuniary matter? Raba said: 'I found the Rabbis at the School of Rab<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 487. ');">²¹</span> sitting and stating that this teaching follows the view of R. Simeon the Temanite who said that just as a fist is a definite object which can be submitted to the consideration of the assembly of the judges and the witnesses,

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