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Bartenura on Mishnah Shevuot Chapter 5

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שְׁבוּעַת הַפִּקָּדוֹן. בַּאֲנָשִׁים וּבְנָשִׁים. אַיְדֵי דְתָנָא בִשְׁבוּעַת הָעֵדוּת בַּאֲנָשִׁים וְלֹא בְנָשִׁים, תָּנָא נַמִּי הָכָא לְכֻלְּהוּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

שבועת הפקדון. באנשים ובנשים – since the Tanna/teacher [of the Mishnah] taught regarding the oath of testimony (see Tractate Shevuot, Chapter 4, Mishnah 1) that it applies to men, but not to women, he taught here that it applies to everyone.

בִּקְרוֹבִים. שֶׁבַּעַל הַפִּקָּדוֹן קָרוֹב לָזֶה שֶׁהַפִּקָּדוֹן אֶצְלוֹ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

בקרובים – that the owner of the deposit is a relative of the one with whom the deposit is [placed].

בִּפְנֵי בֵית דִּין וְשֶׁלֹּא בִפְנֵי בֵית דִּין. אִם מִפִּי עַצְמוֹ נִשְׁבַּע, שֶׁהוֹצִיא שְׁבוּעָה מִפִּיו אוֹ שֶׁעָנָה אָמֵן אַחַר הַשְּׁבוּעָה וְאַחַר כָּךְ הוֹדָה, חַיָּב קָרְבָּן. דִּכְתִיב (ויקרא ה) וְכִחֵשׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ, כָּל דְּהוּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

בפני בית דין ושלא בפני ב"ד – if from his own mouth he took an oath, that he uttered an oath from his mouth or answered “amen” after an an oath and afterwards admitted to hit, he is liable for a sacrifice, as it is written (Leviticus 5:21): “by dealing deceitfully with his fellow in the matter of a deposit” of any sort.

וּמִפִּי אֲחֵרִים. וְלֹא עָנָה אָמֵן. כְּגוֹן מַשְׁבִּיעַ אֲנִי עָלֶיךָ שֶׁתַּחֲזִיר לִי פִקְדוֹנִי, וְאָמַר אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי כְלוּם, אֵינוֹ חַיָּב עַד שֶׁיִּכְפֹּר בְּבֵית דִּין:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ומי אחרים – but he did not answer, “Amen,” as for example, “I impose an oath on you that you restore to me my pledge,” and he said: “I have nothing of yours in my hand,” he is not liable until he denies in the Jewish court.

וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים וְכוּ'. וַהֲלָכָה כַּחֲכָמִים:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

וחכמים אומרים – And the Halakha is according to the Sages.

וְחַיָּב עַל זְדוֹן הַשְּׁבוּעָה. דְּלֹא כְתִיב בָּהּ וְנֶעְלַם. זְדוֹן הַשְּׁבוּעָה, שֶׁזָּכוּר עַל הַפִּקָּדוֹן וְיוֹדֵעַ שֶׁמִּתְחַיֵּב עַל כְּפִירָתוֹ קָרְבָּן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

וחייב על זדון השבועה (one is liable if he deliberately took a false oath) – as it is not written concerning it, “it is concealed,” deliberate taking of a false oath , that he recalls about he bailment and knws that he is liable a sacrifice for his denial of it.

וְעַל שִׁגְגָתָהּ עִם זְדוֹן הַפִּקָּדוֹן. שֶׁאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁחַיָּב בִּשְׁבוּעָה זוֹ קָרְבָּן, אֲבָל זָכוּר הוּא שֶׁהַפִּקָּדוֹן אֶצְלוֹ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ועל שגגתה עם זדון הפקדון (or took an oath in error, while deliberately denying bailment) – that he did not know that he is liable a sacrifice for this oath, he remembered that the bailment is with him.

בְּכֶסֶף שְׁקָלִים. הַקָּנוּי בִּשְׁנֵי סְלָעִים. דְּהָכִי כְתִיב גַּבֵּי אֵיל אָשָׁם (ויקרא ה), בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף שְׁקָלִים:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

בכסף שקלים – that is purchased with two Selaim, for this is written concerning the ram of the guilt offering (Leviticus 5:15): “convertible into payment by silver by the sanctuary weight, [as a guilt offering].”

מִפְּנֵי שֶׁיָּכוֹל לַחֲזֹר וּלְהוֹדוֹת. אַחַר כְּפִירָה. נִמְצָא שֶׁבְּכָל שְׁבוּעָה הוּא כוֹפֵר מָמוֹן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

מפני שיכוך לחזור ולהודות – after denial, and it is found that in each oath, he denies the money.

שְׁבוּעָה בָאַחֲרוֹנָה. אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי וְלֹא לְךָ וְלֹא לְךָ בִשְׁבוּעָה. וְהַשְׁתָּא קַיְמָא שְׁבוּעָה אַכֻּלְּהוּ. וְאֵין הֲלָכָה לֹא כְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְלֹא כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

שבועה באחרונה – You have nothing in my hand, nor you, nor you,” in an oath, and now there exists an oath for all of them, But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Eliezer nor according to Rabbi Eliezer nor according to Rabbi Shimon.

אֲפִלּוּ אָמַר חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה וְכֻסֶּמֶת. דְּסָבַר רַבִּי מֵאִיר הַטּוֹעֵן אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ חִטָּה, מִין חִטָּה קָאָמַר. וְכֵן שְׂעֹרָה, וְכֵן כֻּסֶּמֶת, דִּכְתִיב (שמות ט) וְהַחִטָּה וְהַכֻּסֶּמֶת. וְהָוֵי כְאִלּוּ טְעָנוֹ חִטִּין וּשְׂעֹרִין וְכֻסְּמִין. וְרַבָּנָן סָבְרֵי, גַּרְגִּיר אֶחָד שֶׁל חִטָּה וְשֶׁל שְׂעֹרָה וְשֶׁל כֻּסֶּמֶת קָאָמַר. וְאֵין הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי מֵאִיר:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

אפילו אמר חטה ושעורה וכוסמת – for Rabbi Meir held that a person who makes a claim [in court] of wheat from his fellow, a species of wheat is mentioned, and similarly barley, and similarly spelt, as it is written (Exodus 9:32): “but the wheat and the emmer (a kind of wheat) [were not hurt, for they ripen late].” For it is as if they made the claim of wheat and barley and spelt. But the Rabbis held that one grain/berry of wheat and of barley and of barley is mentioned. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Meir.

שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְשַׁלֵּם קְנָס עַל פִּי עַצְמוֹ. וְכֵיוָן דְּכִי אוֹדֵי לֹא מִחַיַּב, כִּי כָפַר נַמִּי לָאו מָמוֹנָא כָּפַר לֵיהּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

שאינו משלם קנס על פי עצמו (he does not pay a fine on the basis of his own testimony) – and since he admitted, he is not liable but if he denied it also, he did not deny monetary payment.

אֲבָל מְשַׁלֵּם בֹּשֶׁת וּפְגָם. הִלְכָּךְ מָמוֹנָא כָפַר. וּפְלֻגְתָּא דְרַבָּנָן וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, דְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן סָבַר כִּי אָמַר לֵיהּ אָנַסְתָּ אוֹ פִתִּיתָ אֶת בִּתִּי, קְנָסָא קָתָבַע מִנֵּיהּ שֶׁדָּמָיו קְצוּבִין חֲמִשִּׁים כֶּסֶף, וְלֹא קָא תָבַע מִנֵּיהּ בֹּשֶׁת וּפְגָם שֶׁאֵין דָּמָיו קְצוּבִים, דְּלֹא שָׁבֵיק אֱינַשׁ מִידֵי דְקִיץ וְתָבַע מִידֵי דְּלֹא קִיץ, הִלְכָּךְ קְנָסָא כָפַר לֵיהּ וּפָטוּר. וְרַבָּנָן סָבְרֵי בֹּשֶׁת וּפְגָם קָא תָבַע לֵיהּ, דְּלֹא שָׁבֵיק אֱינִישׁ מִידֵי דְכִי מוֹדֵי בֵיהּ לֹא מִפְטַר וְתָבַע מִידֵי דְכִי מוֹדֵי בֵיהּ מִפְטַר, הִלְכָּךְ כִּי כָפַר לֵיהּ, מָמוֹנָא כָפַר לֵיהּ וְחַיָּב. וְאֵין הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

אבל משלם בושת ופגם – therefore, he denied the monetary [payment], but it is dispute between the Rabbis and Rabbi Shimon, for Rabbi Shimon holds that when if he said to him: ‘You raped or seduced my daughter,” he can claim a fine from him whose monetary amount is fixed at fifty silver, but he cannot claim from him humiliation and deterioration, whose monetary [figure] is not fixed, for a person will not forego the claim of a definite quantity, and demand something undefined (requiring appraisement) (see Tractate Ketubot 43a), therefore, he has denied a fine and is exempt. But the Rabbis hold that humiliation and deterioration he also claims from him, for a person will not forego something when he admits to it and will not be exempt and when he makes a claim on something when he admits to it, he is exempt; therefore, when he denies it, he has denied him monetary [payment] and he is liable. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Shimon.

הֵמִית שׁוֹרְךָ אֶת עַבְדִּי. קְנָסָא הוּא, דִּמְשַׁלֵּם שְׁלֹשִׁים סְלָעִים אֲפִלּוּ אֵינוֹ שָׁוֶה אֶלָּא דִינָר:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

המית שורך את עבדי – it is a fine, that he pays thirty Selaim, even if it is not worth other a Denar.

אָמַר לוֹ עַבְדּוֹ הִפַּלְתָּ אֶת שִׁנִּי. קְנָסָא הוּא שֶׁיּוֹצִיא עַבְדּוֹ לְחֵרוּת בִּשְׁבִיל אֶחָד מֵאֵבָרָיו:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

אמר לו עבדו הפלת את שיני – it is fine that he should set his servant free because of one of his limbs.

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