Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Sanhedrin 69:8

כדר' אלעזר אמר ר' יצחק דא"ר אלעזר אמר רבי יצחק כל תענית שמלינין בו את הצדקה כאילו שופך דמים שנאמר מלאתי משפט צדק וגו' וה"מ בריפתא ותמרי אבל בזוזי חיטי ושערי לית לן בה:

— [He interprets it thus:] Relieve the oppressed,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., attend to the plaintiff. ');"><sup>15</sup></span> not the oppressor.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The defendant. He is hinting at the general rule in legal procedure that the plaintiff must be heard first. Cf. B K. 46b. The application of this law is particularly noticeable in the case of a counter claim, designed to nullify the original, when priority must be given to the first claim. ');"><sup>16</sup></span>

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