Related for Meilah 28:4
ואמאי
was set aside [from the Temple Treasury],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From this money of the shekel chamber (the Lishkah) wages were permitted to be paid, but not from a donation declared holy for a special purpose.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
Tosefta Shekalim (Lieberman)
How was it done? The craftsmen's wages are segregated, redeemed against the money due to the craftsmen and given to the craftsmen as their wages; then they are bought back [with money] from the chamber.
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