Related%20passage for Bava Metzia 62:3
(דברים יג, טז) הכה תכה אין לי אלא בהכאה הכתובה בהן מנין שאם אי אתה יכול להמיתן בהכאה הכתובה בהן שאתה רשאי להכותן בכל הכאה שאתה יכול ת"ל הכה תכה מ"מ
I know only [that you may execute them] with the death<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'smiting'. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> that is prescribed in their case. Whence do I know that if you cannot slay them with the death that is prescribed in their case, you may smite them in any manner you are able? From the verse, 'Thou shalt surely smite', implying under all circumstances.
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