Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Metzia 115:1

נשבעין לגזברין ואם לאו נשבעין לבני העיר ובני העיר שוקלין אחרים תחתיהן נמצאו או שהחזירום הגנבים אלו ואלו שקלים הם ואין עולין להם לשנה הבאה

they [the messengers] swear to the treasurers.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the loss was not due to their own culpable negligence. Once the funds were divided, the Temple treasury bore the risks of the monies not yet received, the dividing being held to cover money lost in transit. Therefore the oath had to be taken before the treasurers. ');">¹</span> But if not,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., that the theft or loss occurred before the dividing, in which case the senders are responsible and have to replace the monies. ');">²</span>

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