Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Tosefta for Bava Batra 246:12

הא קא משמע לן דמוחכרת ומושכרת דומיא דרועה באפר מה רועה באפר שבחא דממילא קא אתי ולא קא חסרי בה מזונא

includes consecrated things of a minor degree which are the property of the owner<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since Scripture speaks of a trespass against the Lord and of dealing falsely with one's neighbour, it must refer to consecrated objects of a minor degree, such as live peace offerings, a share of which (the flesh and skin) belongs to the owner, and a share is either given to the priest or burnt on the altar. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> — these are the words of R. Jose the Galilean. 'If their father had bequeathed to them a cow that was rented out to others [for half profit], or given on hire [at a fixed rate], or feeding in the meadow, and it gave birth to a firstling, he takes [in it] a double portion.' Since it was said that he takes [a double portion in the case of a cow that was] rented out or given on hire, though, [in both cases,] it is not standing in the domain of its owner, is there any need [to mention the case when] it feeds in the meadow?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Where it is entirely in the possession of the heirs. ');"><sup>34</sup></span> It is this that was [intended to be] taught: That one rented out or given on hire [is subject to] the same [law as] one that feeds in the meadow. As [in the case of the] one that feeds in the meadow, the appreciation [is such] as comes naturally, and they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The heirs. ');"><sup>35</sup></span> do not lose [the cost of its] food<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Feeding in the meadow is free. ');"><sup>36</sup></span>

Tosefta Terumot

Associates of the priesthood and of the Levites (those with an arrangement with a specific Kohen or Levite to give him their priestly or Levitical gifts, see Tosafot to Bava Batra 123b:8) are not authorized to do this; however, [with respect to] lost items, it is permitted because he is like one who returns a lost object [to its owner].
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