Reference for Meilah 27:22

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> הגזברים שלקחו עצים מועלין בעצים ואין מועלין לא בשיפויי ולא בנבייה

THE TIMBER IS SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF SACRILEGE BUT NOT THE CHIPS AND THE FOLIAGE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For these are useless for building and the Treasurer, it is assumed, has not intended to impart to them the character of sacred property.');">¹⁵</span>

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