Commentary for Bava Kamma 235:13

ושמואל אמר בין לדעת בין שלא לדעת מנין פוטר וכי קתני ומנו והיא שלימה פטור אכולה

if he desires to fulfil his duty towards Heaven.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though he cannot be forced by civil law to do so according to the view of R. Johanan himself. ');">²¹</span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF A MAN STOLE A SHEEP FROM THE HERD AND PUT IT BACK [THERE], AND IT SUBSEQUENTLY DIED OR WAS STOLEN, HE WOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. IF THE PROPRIETOR KNEW NEITHER OF THE THEFT NOR OF THE RESTORATION, BUT COUNTED THE SHEEP AND FOUND [THE HERD] COMPLETE, [THE THIEF WOULD BE] EXEMPT [IN REGARD TO ANY SUBSEQUENT MISHAP].

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