וְאַ֨ךְ אֶת־דִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ מִיַּ֥ד כָּל־חַיָּ֖ה אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ וּמִיַּ֣ד הָֽאָדָ֗ם מִיַּד֙ אִ֣ישׁ אָחִ֔יו אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ הָֽאָדָֽם׃
Porque ciertamente demandaré la sangre de vuestras vidas; de mano de todo animal la demandaré, y de mano del hombre; de mano del varón su hermano demandaré la vida del hombre.
Jerusalem Talmud Bava Kamma
MISHNAH: He who hits another61The meaning of this sentence is not clear. ‘Arukh: He blows his horn into the victim’s ear. Rashi quotes the Arukh and adds his teacher’s explanation: He hit him on his ear. Maimonides in his Mishnah Commentary: He hit him with his fist. In his Code (חובל ומזיק 9:3): He hit him with his flat hand. pays him a tetradrachma62The word סלע used in both Talmudim for tetradrachma is not the Hebrew “rock” but the Sumerian silà used in Accadic as the unit of volume (1/300 of a gur, כּוֹר).; Rebbi Jehudah says in the name of Rebbi Yose the Galilean, a mina63100 denarii.. If he slapped him, he pays 200 zuz64Accadic zūzum, from זוז “to split”, the half-šeqel piece, identified with the Roman denarius. The possession of 200 zuz disqualifies its holder from receiving public assistance (Mishnah Peah 8:8); it is a considerable sum., with the back of his hand he gives him 400 zuz. If he hurt him on his earlobe, tore out some of his hair, spat on him and the spit touched him, removed his stole, uncovered a woman’s hair65A married woman will indicate her status by having her hair covered in public. In the Babli and some Mishnah mss. it is stated explicitly “uncovered a woman’s hair in public”., he pays 400 zuz; everything corresponding to his honor66The sums stated in the Mishnah are maxima, applicable to the highest levels of society; the court may lower them in appropriate cases..
Rebbi Aqiba said, even the poorest in Israel are treated as aristocrats who lost their property67He disagrees with the last statement of the preceding Mishnah; the sums mentioned are mandatory in all cases., for they are descendents of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In a case where somebody uncovered a woman’s hair, she came before Rebbi Aqiba who obligated him to pay her 400 zuz. He said to him, Rabbi, give me some time, which he did. He watched her at the entrance of her courtyard and broke a flask before her which contained an as worth of oil68A very small amount.. She uncovered her hair, splashed her hand with the oil and worked it onto her head. He had her observed by witnesses and came before Rebbi Aqiba, telling him, to such a one69Who uncovers herself for a very small gain. I have to give 400 zuz? He told him, you did not say anything since a person who injures himself, while he is not allowed to do that70Gen. 9:5, Deut. 4:15., is not liable, but others who injure him are liable; a person who cuts down his fruit trees, while he is not allowed to do that71Deut. 20:19; Ševi‘it 4:10, Notes 109–110., is not liable, but others who cut down his fruit trees are.
Rebbi Aqiba said, even the poorest in Israel are treated as aristocrats who lost their property67He disagrees with the last statement of the preceding Mishnah; the sums mentioned are mandatory in all cases., for they are descendents of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In a case where somebody uncovered a woman’s hair, she came before Rebbi Aqiba who obligated him to pay her 400 zuz. He said to him, Rabbi, give me some time, which he did. He watched her at the entrance of her courtyard and broke a flask before her which contained an as worth of oil68A very small amount.. She uncovered her hair, splashed her hand with the oil and worked it onto her head. He had her observed by witnesses and came before Rebbi Aqiba, telling him, to such a one69Who uncovers herself for a very small gain. I have to give 400 zuz? He told him, you did not say anything since a person who injures himself, while he is not allowed to do that70Gen. 9:5, Deut. 4:15., is not liable, but others who injure him are liable; a person who cuts down his fruit trees, while he is not allowed to do that71Deut. 20:19; Ševi‘it 4:10, Notes 109–110., is not liable, but others who cut down his fruit trees are.
Jerusalem Talmud Megillah
476Babli Zevaḥim115b, Tosefta Zevaḥim 13:1.“Everything is brought on an altar477A private altar when it is legitimate. The detailed rules of sacrifices spelled out in Lev. are valid only for places of public worship., domestic and wild animals478On a public altar only cattle, sheep and goats are permitted., large and small birds479On a public altar only pigeons and turtle doves are permitted., male and female480By the rules of Lev. 1:3,10, an elevation sacrifice can only be a male animal., whole [but not] (and)481Clearly the text of the [corrector] is the only acceptable one. defective, pure482Kosher animals and birds, Lev. 11. but not impure. All are brought as elevation sacrifice and do not need stripping and partitioning483In the Babylonian sources (Note 476): they need stripping (remove the hide) and partitioning.. Gentiles today are permitted to do this.” From where male and female? Rebbi Abbahu in the name of Rebbi Yose bar Ḥanina: and the cows they offered as elevation offering to the Eternal.4841S. 6:14, referring to the cows which drew the cart on which the Philistines returned the Ark to Bet Shemesh. Since the place at Shilo was inactive without the Ark in the Tabernacle, it was a time when private altars were permitted. From where whole [but not] (and)481Clearly the text of the [corrector] is the only acceptable one. defective? Rebbi Yasa said, Rebbi Eleazar made it clear to the colleagues, from all living, from integer flesh485Gen. 6:19. The animal must be complete from the outside. It does not need inspection of its internal organs as required for kosher consumption of the meat or as sacrifice on a public altar. Babli Zevaḥim 116a., that they should be complete in their limbs. Plucked? Rebbi Eleazar made it clear, any bird, any wing486Gen. 7:14. If the feathers are removed, the bird has no more wings., to exclude plucked ones. From where pure but not impure? Rebbi Abba the son of Rebbi Pappai, Rebbi Joshua from Sikhnin in the name of Rebbi Levi: Noah pondered a lesson from the Torah. He said, it already was said to me, like vegetables from the field I gave you everything487Gen.9:3. While Adam was created as a vegetarian (Gen. 1:29), Noah was told to be an omnivore.. Why did Scripture increase the pure ones? For sacrifices. And Gentiles today are permitted to do this. Rebbi Abba in the name of Rav Jehudah, it is forbidden to a Jew to help him and it is forbidden to become his agent488Since private altars were forbidden after the building of the Temple, Jews cannot be involved in any way in building or serving such an altar. Babli Zevaḥim 116b..