Responsa for Proverbs 6:31
וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת־כָּל־ה֖וֹן בֵּית֣וֹ יִתֵּֽן׃
But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, He must give all the substance of his house.
Shut min haShamayim
They responded: "Israel has sinned" (Joshua 7:11) "And what they have sinned regarding the sacred" (Leviticus 5:16) 3the word 'kodesh' is used both for sacred objects and places, but also refers to the forbidden plants in the vineyard, cf. Deuteronomy 22:9 "They will pay sevenfold" (Proverbs 6:31)
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