Related%20passage for Bava Metzia 107:3
כתנאי (ויקרא כז, טו) ויסף חמישיתו עליו שיהא הוא וחומשו חמשה דברי רבי יאשיה ר' יונתן אומר חמישיתו חומשו של קרן
— i.e., it [sc. the principal] plus its fifth shall amount to five:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the principal is four the total shall be five, the addition thus being a fifth of the total — an 'outer' fifth. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> this is the view of R. Josia. R. Jonathan said: 'A fifth part of it' means a fifth of the principal.
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