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the Mishnah means: Nor may consecrated items be redeemed with any of these items mentioned above, i.e., Canaanite slaves, documents, and land.
§ The Mishnah teaches: If the father of a firstborn son wrote a promissory note to the priest that he is obligated to give him 5 sela coins, the father is obligated to give them to him but his son is not redeemed. Ulla says: By Torah law, his son is redeemed when the father gives the money to the pr
A tanna taught a baraita in the presence of Rav Naḥman: His son is redeemed when the father gives the money. Rav Naḥman said to him: This baraita is the statement of R' Yosei, son of R' Yehuda, which was recorded as unattributed. And some say: This baraita is the statement of R' Elazar, son of R' Sh
§ The Mishnah further teaches: Therefore, if the priest wished to give back the 5 sela coins to him as a gift he is permitted to do so. The Talmud comments: We learn in the Mishnah that which A baraita states explicitly in a baraita: If the father gave the redemption money for his son to 10 priests
And this was the practice of R' Tarfon, as he would take the redemption money and return it. And when the rabbis heard of this matter they said: This individual has fulfilled this halakha. The Talmud asks: Has he fulfilled only this halakha and nothing more? Certainly, R' Tarfon fulfilled many hal