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Here, too, the halakha is no different.
And Shmuel could say to you: There, with regard to betrothal, it is in his power to betroth her from now, when he gave her the coins, and therefore it is irrelevant that the money was spent. Conversely, here, in the case of redemption, it is not in his power to redeem his son from now. With rega
The Talmud raises a difficulty: We learned in the Mishnah on the previous amud: If the firstborn son dies within 30 days of birth, although the father gave 5 sela coins to the priest, the priest must return the 5 sela coins to him. The Talmud infers: The reason he must return the money is that the
The Talmud comments: Come and hear another difficulty from the Mishnah: If the father of the firstborn son dies within 30 days of the birth the presumptive status of the son is that he is not redeemed, until people will tell him that he is redeemed. But if people tell him he is redeemed then the re
The Talmud relates that a tanna taught a baraita in the presence of Rav Yehuda: In the case of one who redeems his firstborn son within 30 days of his birth, his son is redeemed. Rav Yehuda said to him: Shmuel said his son is not redeemed, and yet you say his son is redeemed? The Talmud comments: