פֿאַרבונדענע פּסוקים אויף שמות 22:4

“His field,” except movables. “His vineyard,” except potential property which is not similar in status to that in possession. “ ‘His field,’ except movables.” About those who did not claim movables from the start. Is this different from what we stated: There is not only real estate; from where if he wanted to pay money? The verse says: “Money he shall return to its owner¹⁸Ex. 21:33, speaking of somebody digging a hole in the public domain which then causes injury to another person’s animal. This damage has to be paid in money (or, in the Babli’s interpretation, in money’s worth). In the Babli, Baba Qama 7a, 14b, money is legal tender to liquidate all debts. The Yerushalmi gives the injured party the right to claim real estate in those cases in which the verse prescribed payment in real estate..” What did you mean to say that real estate is primary? Or¹⁹אי is Babylonian spelling for Galilean אוֹ “or”, אִין “if”, אֵי “not”. The first alternative applies here. should we say that money is primary? Then it should be irrevocably given to [the claimant] from the start! Do we not see rabbis who irrevocably give him real estate! “ ‘His vineyard,’ except potential property which is not similar in status to that in possession.” Rebbi Eleazar in the name of Rebbi Nisa: If his father dug a cistern²⁰In the public domain, cf. Note 18. which caused injury during his father’s lifetime. Property fell to him after his father’s death²¹The injury claim was not paid during the father’s lifetime. By accepting the inheritance, the son became liable to pay the injury claim. If later he received inheritance from another source, e. g., grandparents, the later inheritance is not liable for claims stemming from a prior inheritance even if the son was the only known heir and therefore the grandparent’s property was potentially his.. I might say that this property should be encumbered for that damage; therefore, it was necessary to say “his vineyard” to except potential property which is not similar in status to that in possession.

Israel were redeemed from Egypt for five reasons. [Because of the term,]⁷³Corrector’s addition, to be deleted. because of tribulation, because of entreaty, because of the merit of the Fathers, because of repentance, because of the term⁷⁴The predetermined date for their rescue, Gen. 15:13.. That is what is written⁷⁵Ex. 2:23–25., it was in these important times that the Children of Israel were sighing at the work and crying, because of tribulation; and God heard their wailing, because of entreaty; and God remembered His Covenant, because of the merit of the Fathers. And God saw the children of Israel, because of repentance⁷⁶Pseudo-Jonathan (Ex. 2:25) reads saw and knew as parallels, matters that only God knew or saw: The Eternal saw the pain of the servitude of the Children of Israel and their individual repentance was evident before Him, since no one knew of his neighbor’s., and God knew, because of the term. And so it says⁷⁷Deut. 4:30–31., if you are in trouble, because of tribulation; and all these matters will find you in future times and you will repent, because of repentance; for the Eternal, your God, is a merciful power, because of mercy; He will not let you sink nor destroy you, nor will He forget your Fathers’ Covenant, because of the merit of the Fathers. And so it says⁷⁸Ps. 106:44–46., He saw how they were in trouble, because of tribulation; when He heard their prayer, because of entreaty; and remembered for them His Covenant, because of merit of the Fathers; and consoled them in the abundance of His grace, because of repentance; and He had mercy with them, because of mercy.