Commentary for Gittin 115:2
ולא פליגי הא דרישא הא דדרעא
were found on the heads of the victims of Bethar. R. Jannai son of R. Ishmael said there were three chests each containing forty se'ahs. In a Baraitha it was taught: Forty chests each of three se'ahs. There is, however, no contradiction; the one was referring to the phylactery of the head, the other to that of the arm.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Rashi assumes that the phylactery of the head consisting as it does of four capsules had a wider base than that of the arm.] ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
Tosafot on Gittin
[Tosfot quotes the Gemara:] "for whatever [amount of] money that they demand." [He was legally allowed to do this because where] there is a threat to life, we redeem the captives for more than their value. [This is like what] we say in Chapter 'Hasholeach' (above, page 47a) about one who sells themselves and their children to idol-worshippers, [and this is true] a fortiori here where there is a murderer. Alternatively, [he was allowed to redeem the baby for more than its worth] because [it possessed] great wisdom.
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