Commentary for Bava Kamma 208:12

ועוד תניא ועדיין אני אומר אימתי הוא משלם קרן על גזל אביו בזמן שנשבע הוא ואביו אביו ולא הוא הוא ולא אביו לא הוא ולא אביו מנין ת"ל גזילה ועושק אבידה ופקדון יש תלמוד

has neither taken violently away nor deceived anybody.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This ruling contradicts the conclusion arrived at above that the Fifth is a civil liability and that heirs would have to pay it! V. Supra on Lev. V, 23. ');">²⁰</span> — Said R. Nahman: There is no contradiction, as in one case the father admitted his guilt [before he died],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In which case he has already become liable for the Fifth and the heirs would have to pay it. ');">²¹</span>

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