Commentary for Kiddushin 40:18
האי מוכר בית בבתי ערי חומה נמי הואיל והורע כחו שאם מלאה לו שנה תמימה ולא נגאלה נחלט יפה כחו שלוה וגואל וגואל לחצאין
it revealed it; where not, it did not? - He answered him: From the exegesis of R'Simeon we learn that he can borrow and redeem, and redeem half. For it was taught: [And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord part of the field of his possession.] And if he [that sanctified the field] will indeed redeem it:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXVII, 16, 19. 'Indeed' is expressed by the doubling of the verb.');"><sup>26</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
One who sells his house in a walled city may also lose it permanently, even before the Jubilee. If he does not redeem it within a year, the house permanently goes to the purchaser. Therefore, like the one who dedicates a field to the Temple, he can redeem it in halves.
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