Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Bava Kamma 218:10

והכתיב (במדבר ה, י) ואיש את קדשיו לו יהיו הכא במאי עסקינן בכהן טמא

it proves that Scripture referred to the priest of that [particular] division. Our Rabbis taught: In the case where the robber was a priest, how do we know that he is not entitled to say: Since the payment would [in any case] have to go to the priests, now that it is in my possession it should surely remain mine? Cannot he argue that if he has a title to payment which is in the possession of others,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [For as soon as the robbery of a proselyte is placed in the charge of a particular division, all priests of that division share a title to it.] ');"><sup>15</sup></span>

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