Commentary for Shabbat 138:5

אי הכי משמר יום אחד לששה משמר יום אחד ומונה ששה מיבעי ליה ועוד תניא היה מהלך בדרך או במדבר ואינו יודע אימתי שבת מונה ששה ומשמר יום אחד תיובתא (דר' חייא) בר רב תיובתא

and therefore if one is ignorant of [this penalty of] death, he is culpable; hence he informs us [otherwise]. Raba said: Death stands in the place of <i>kareth</i>, and the fifth stands in the place of a sacrifice.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Death and the addition of a fifth for the conscious and unconscious eating of terumah respectively are the equivalent of kareth and a sacrifice in the case of other transgressions. Hence according to R. Johanan on the basis of the ruling of the Rabbis one is liable to the addition of a fifth if he eats terumah in ignorance that the conscious offence is punishable by death at the hands of Heaven. ');">⁸</span> R. Huna said: If one is travelling on a road or<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Alfasi, Asheri, Maim., Tur and J.D. omit 'on a road or'. ');">⁹</span>

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