Commentary for Bava Metzia 107:7
לימא כתנאי נתן את הקרן ולא נתן את החומש רבי אליעזר אומר יאכל רבי יהושע אומר לא יאכל א"ר נראין דברי רבי אליעזר בשבת ודברי רבי יהושע בחול
Why so?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why this distinction? ');"><sup>11</sup></span> [Surely because] the principal, which is indispensable for [tithe by] Biblical law, is required in the case of [tithe by] Rabbinic law; whereas the fifth, which is not a bar in [tithe by] Biblical law, is not required in the case of Rabbinic [tithe]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This proves therefore that the omission of the fifth does not invalidate redemption. ');"><sup>12</sup></span>
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