Reference for Arakhin 39:49

התם הוא דאדם יודע שאין ערך לכלי וגמר ואמר לשם דמים

THIS IS THE GENERAL RULE: [WHENEVER HE VOWED THE VALUATION OF] ANYTHING ON WHICH LIFE DEPENDS, HE MUST PAY HIS WHOLE VALUATION.

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