Talmud for Kiddushin 53:11

אמר רבא לא שנו אלא שנתן דמי כולן אבל לא נתן דמי כולן לא קנה אלא כנגד מעותיו

[This does not solve it:] What is meant by 'rented'? Rented for the tithe.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And no other purpose. Hence it was really rented to the poor.');">²²</span> Alternatively, R'Akiba was different, for he was the hand of the poor.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he was their representative.');">²³</span>

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