Reference for Shevuot 8:11
דתניא (דברים טו, יז) מרצע אין לי אלא מרצע מנין לרבות הסול והסירה המחט והמקדח והמכתב ת"ל (דברים טו, יז) ולקח' כל דבר שנלקח ביד דברי ר' יוסי בר' יהודה רבי אומר מרצע מה מרצע מיוחד של מתכת אף כל של מתכת
But the Rabbis expound [the verse in accordance with the principle of] 'generalisations and specifications': And those that are to be redeemed from a month old - the verse generalises; according to thy valuation, five shekels of silver - the verse specifies; shalt thou redeem - the verse again generalises; since it generalises, specifies, and generalises, you must include in the 'generalisation' only those things which are similar to the 'specification': just as the specification is clearly movable and of intrinsic value, so all things which are movable and of intrinsic value [may be used for redeeming the first-born]; but you must exclude lands, which are not movable, and slaves, which have been likened to lands,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXV, 46: And ye may make them (the slaves) and inheritance for your children, to hold for a possession.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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