Commentary for Sanhedrin 30:12
למימרא דבדינא דרבים דיינינן ליה כמאן לא כרבי יאשיה ולא כרבי יונתן דתניא עד כמה עושין עיר הנדחת מי' ועד ק' דברי רבי יאשיה רבי יונתן אומר מק' ועד רובו של שבט
We learnt: R. ELIEZER SAYS, WHOEVER IS FIRST TO KILL THEM [WITHOUT TRIAL], ACQUIRES. This is correct according to R. Johanan:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In whose opinion there is no ownership. Moreover, since they are slain even before they have killed a human being, they are not treated as animals sentenced to death, all benefit from which is prohibited. ');"><sup>22</sup></span> What does he acquire? — He acquires [the possession of] their skin. But according to Resh Lakish, what does he acquire? As soon as they killed someone, the Rabbis regarded them as sentenced [to death], in which case every benefit from them is prohibited!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. B.K. 41b. ');"><sup>23</sup></span>
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