Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Kamma 134:16
אלא שור דסיפא ושה דרישא מייתר דניכתוב רחמנא כי יגנב איש שור וטבחו ומכרו חמשה בקר ישלם תחתיו וארבע צאן תחת השה שור דסיפא ושה דרישא למה לי שמע מינה שור ושה אין מידי אחרינא לא:
— We must say therefore that it is 'ox' of the concluding clause and 'sheep' of the first clause which would have been superfluous, as the Divine Law should have written: 'If a man shall steal an ox and slaughter it or sell it, he shall restore five oxen instead of it and four sheep instead of the sheep.' Why then do I require 'ox' of the concluding clause and 'sheep' of the first clause? To prove from it that only ox and sheep are subject to this law,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of five-fold and four-fold payments respectively. ');"><sup>16</sup></span>
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