Related%20passage for Bava Batra 257:13

אמר רב ששת מנא אמינא לה דתניא האומר תנו שקל לבני בשבת וראוין ליתן סלע נותן להן סלע ואם אמר אל תתנו להן אלא שקל אין נותנין להן אלא שקל ואם אמר אם מתו

and they require a <i>sela'</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sela' = two shekels. ');">³⁴</span> a <i>sela'</i> is to be given to them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By mentioning shekel, the father did not imply the exclusion of the bigger sum. He only meant to convey his wish that his sons were no to be given more than their weekly requirements. ');">³⁵</span> If, however, he said,'Give them no more than a shekel', only a <i>shekel</i> is to be given to them. But if he gave instructions [that] if these died

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