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he can collect the principal, i.e., what he paid for the field, from the robber’s liened property that has been sold. But he can collect the enhanced value, i.e., the value of the improvements made to the field, only from unsold property. Why are both of these collected from the robber? Because th
The Talmud clarifies: What, is it not speaking of a purchaser who is an am ha'aretz, who does not know whether property can be stolen or cannot be stolen, and when he purchased stolen land from the robber, he did so unintentionally, since he was under the mistaken impression that this land belonged
The Talmud again tries to determine the scope of the penalty: Come and hear what was taught in a Mishnah (100b): If one gave wool to a dyer to dye it red for him and he dyed it black, or to dye it black and he dyed it red, R' Meir says: The dyer gives the owner of the wool the value of his wool,
And if it enters your mind to say that R' Meir penalizes one who acquires a stolen item unintentionally as well, the dyer should be required to return the value of his wool and its enhancement to him. Rather, must one not conclude from the Mishnah that if it was done intentionally, R' Meir penali
§ The Talmud continues its discussion of the baraita. R' Yehuda says: A stolen item is returned as is. R' Shimon says: The stolen item is viewed as though it had been monetarily appraised at the time of the robbery. The Talmud asks: What is the difference between them, since ostensibly they agree