Midrasch zu Dewarim 24:6
לֹא־יַחֲבֹ֥ל רֵחַ֖יִם וָרָ֑כֶב כִּי־נֶ֖פֶשׁ ה֥וּא חֹבֵֽל׃ (ס)
Niemand soll die Mühle oder den oberen Mühlstein nehmen, um zu verpfänden; denn er nimmt einen Mann's Leben zu versprechen.
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 24:6) "One shall not take as a pledge the nether millstone nor the upper millstone": Whence do we derive (the same for) all things (that process food)? From "for it is a soul (i.e., a life) that he takes as a pledge." If so, why mention (only) nether millstone and upper millstone? Just as these are distinct in being implements performing one task, for each of which in itself one is liable, so, one is liable for all such implements.
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