Commentary for Bava Metzia 157:7

היכי דמי אי דא"ל חמור סתם הא חייב להעמיד לו חמור אחר אי דא"ל חמור זה אם יש בדמיה ליקח יקח

— This [ruling] holds good only when its value is insufficient to purchase [another]. Yet if its value is sufficient for hiring, let him hire another!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since, as stated above, in the case of the animal's death another must be provided; and when a particular animal was hired, whatever can be procured for its carcase is part of the original. ');">⁷</span>

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