Commentary for Bava Batra 180:2

רב פפא בר שמואל תקין כיילא בר תלתא קפיזי אמרו ליה והא אמר שמואל אין מוסיפין על המדות יותר משתות אמר להו אנא כיילא חדתא תקיני שדריה לפומבדיתא ולא קבלוה שדריה לפאפוניא וקבלוה וקרו ליה רוז פפא

may be increased,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the maneh had been increased from twenty-five to thirty shekels, (in the case of the ordinary shekel) and from fifty to sixty shekels (in the case of the holy shekel). ');">⁴</span> though that increase must not be more than a sixth;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the increase of the maneh was by no more than a sixth. ');">⁵</span> and it is to be inferred that the sixth is to be exclusive.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit. 'from the outside'. The quantity is divided into five parts and a sixth is added 'from the outside'. A sixth milbar = a fifth milgaw. Cf. n. 1. ');">⁶</span>

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