Commentary for Yevamot 236:5

לא נחלקו רבי טרפון ורבי עקיבא על שלקח מקח מחמשה בני אדם ואין יודע מאיזה מהן לקח שמניח דמי מקח ביניהן ומסתלק לא נחלקו אלא שגזל מחמשה שאמר ר' טרפון מניח גזילה ביניהם ומסתלק ורבי עקיבא אומר עד שישלם גזילה לכל אחד ואחד

among them and withdraws, while R. Akiba ruled [that the man is not exempt from transgression] unless he pays<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The full amount of her kethubah. ');">⁷</span> everyone of them. R. Tarfon and R. Akiba. furthermore, did not differ on [the ruling that] where a person bought something from five men and does not know from which of them he bought, he may leave the price of the purchase among them and depart; they differ only in the case where a person robbed one of five men, R. Tarfon ruling that the man must deposit the amount of the robbery among them and may then depart, while R. Akiba ruled [that the man is not exonerated] unless he pays [the amount of the] robbery to everyone.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. Yeb. XIV. ');">⁸</span> Now, since R. Simeon b. Eleazar said that they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Tarfon and R. Akiba. ');">⁹</span>

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