Commentary for Bava Kamma 237:12

ואידך נמי הכתיב וקבע את קובעיהם נפש מה טעם קאמר מה טעם וקבע את קובעיהם משום דקבעי נפש

But what then does the other make of the words: <i>And [he will] spoil the soul of those that spoiled them</i>? — The reason [of the punishment] is here given: The reason that He will spoil those that spoiled them is because they had spoiled life.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the life of those who were robbed by them. ');">¹⁹</span> R. Johanan said: To rob a fellow-man even of the value of a <i>perutah</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is the minimum of legal value; v. Glos. ');">²⁰</span>

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