Commentary for Chagigah 51:5

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> הגבאין שנכנסו לתוך הבית וכן הגנבים שהחזירו את הכלים נאמנין לומר לא נגענו ובירושלים נאמנין על הקודש ובשעת הרגל אף על התרומה:

Mishnah: Tax collectors who entered the house, and so too thieves who returned the vessels [they had stolen], they are trusted [when the say], "We did not touch [the items];" and in Jerusalem, they are trusted regarding holy things [despite their stringency]; and during the festival, [they are trusted] even regarding <i>Terumah</i>.

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