Commentary for Pesachim 61:1

ואתי מלוה ופריק דתנן מוסיף עוד דינר ופודה את הנכסים האלו כי פליגי דזבין מלוה וקדיש מלוה

and the creditor can come and redeem it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From hekdesh, at a mere trifle, not at its full value, so that some form of redemption may be observed.');">¹</span> for we learned: He adds another denar and redeems this property.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Er. 23b. If the debtor dedicates to hekdesh property worth ninety manehs, while his debt is one hundred manehs, the creditor adds (i.e., gives) just one denar as a formal redemption and seizes it. Thus in both cases they agree that the pledge belonged retrospectively to the creditor.');">²</span>

Explore commentary for Pesachim 61:1. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.