Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Kamma 227:15

של גזלן אין מחשבה מטמאתן ושל גנב מחשבה מטמאתן

whereas in the case of an Israelite where the judges merely issue an order to make restoration [without however employing corporal punishment]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But on the other hand take all circumstantial evidence as baseless suggestions and thus require sound testimony to be borne by truthful witnesses. ');">²⁵</span> the owner has surely abandoned any hope of recovery. If therefore a [contrary] statement was ever made it was made only regarding the concluding clause [as follows:] IF ONE RESCUED [ARTICLES] FROM [A RIVER OR FROM] HEATHENS<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who are designated in the Mishnah a troop of invaders. [MS.M. however reads here too MARAUDING BAND.] ');">²⁶</span>

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