Commentary for Bava Metzia 108:9

תני תנא קמיה דרבי אלעזר (ויקרא כז, כז) ואם בבהמה הטמאה ופדה בערכך מה בהמה טמאה מיוחדת שתחילתה הקדש וכולה לשמים ומועלין בה אף כל שתחילתה הקדש וכולה לשמים מועלין בה

then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation [, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 27. ');">²⁵</span> just as an unclean beast is distinguished in that it is the original dedication,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Its sanctity was not received through transference from another animal. The Talmud objects further on that it is possible for an unclean beast to possess transferred sanctity. ');">²⁶</span> belongs entirely to Heaven,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., its value goes entirely to the Temple, and nothing to the owner. But a clean animal is sacrificed, and the owner enjoys a portion thereof. ');">²⁷</span>

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