Commentary for Kiddushin 57:2
משכו במאתים ולא הספיק לפדותו עד שעמד במנה נותן מאתים מאי טעמא לא יהא כח הדיוט חמור מהקדש
What is the reason? - [Scripture saith,] Then he shall pay the money, and it shall be assured to him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not before. Actually there is no such verse; but v. B.M. (Sonc. ed.) p. 321, n. 1: the deduction will likewise be from 'shekel', i.e., the shek,el alone (viz., money) gives the title. But in Shab. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> If he performs meshikah when it is worth two hundred and has no time to redeem it until it falls to a maneh, he must pay two hundred. What is the reason? - That the rights of a layman should not be stronger<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit.,'stricter'.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
This is the same case except the object falls in value. Now the Talmud rules that he must pay the higher value, which is the same as would be if he purchased it from another ordinary individual. This is to make sure that the law would not be stronger for an ordinary person (protecting the ordinary seller) than it is for the Temple (when it sells).
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