Tosefta sobre Êxodo 22:4
כִּ֤י יַבְעֶר־אִישׁ֙ שָׂדֶ֣ה אוֹ־כֶ֔רֶם וְשִׁלַּח֙ אֶת־בעירה [בְּעִיר֔וֹ] וּבִעֵ֖ר בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה אַחֵ֑ר מֵיטַ֥ב שָׂדֵ֛הוּ וּמֵיטַ֥ב כַּרְמ֖וֹ יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ (ס)
Se o furto for achado vivo na sua mão, seja boi, ou jumento, ou ovelha, pagará ele o dobro.
Tosefta Ketubot
Why did they say that damages are evaluated from the best property? Because of robbers and violent men, such that each should say, "Why would I steal? Why would I be violent? For tomorrow the court will evaluate my best field!" They relied on the verse "The best of his field, the best of his vineyard he should pay" (Shemot 22:4).
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