Commentary for Keritot 53:4
בעי רב מנשיא בר גדא
R'Menashia B'Gadda raised the question: Can a man obtain atonement with an accumulation of fifths?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g. a man wrongfully made profane use of two sela's which had been dedicated for an offering. He thereupon paid to the Sanctuary the two sela's plus one fifth (as prescribed) , in all a sum of ten zuz. Then again he made profane use of the two sela's, indeed he did so four times, and on each occasion he returned the two sela's plus one fifth (i.e. two zuz) . The extra fifths now mount up to two sela's (eight zuz) which is the price of a guilt-offering for sacrilege. The question that is raised is, can these two sela's, the accumulation of the fifths of the four occasions, be used for one of the four guilt-offerings for sacrilege that he has incurred? V., however, Sh. Mek.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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