Jewish%20thought for Bava Batra 266:8

אמטייה שמוה בתליסרי עליאתא דדינרי אמרי ליה שבע איכא שית ליכא אמר להו שבע הבו לי שית הרי הן מוקדשות לשמים

'Seven [of them]', they said to him, 'are available, [but the remaining] six are not available'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the Treasury had no funds wherewith to pay the full amount of its value. ');">²²</span> He said to them, 'Give me the seven; and the six<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The balance of the price. ');">²³</span> are, [hereby]. consecrated to the Temple'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'heaven'. ');">²⁴</span>

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