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As it can be explained: According to whose opinion is this baraita taught? It is according to the opinion of R' Yosei HaGelili, who said: The owner of an innocuous ox pays half the ransom. According to his opinion, the only differences between innocuous and forewarned oxen are those specified in t
The Talmud suggests: Come and hear an additional proof from the Mishnah. One who said: My ox killed so-and-so, or: My ox killed an ox belonging to so-and-so, this owner pays based on his own admission. What, is this not referring to an innocuous ox, for which he pays half the damage, proving that i
The Talmud asks: However, in the case of an innocuous ox, what is the halakha? If it is that he does not pay based on his own admission, then, rather than teaching the latter clause of the Mishnah: One whose ox killed a slave belonging to so-and-so does not pay based on his own admission, let him d
The Talmud suggests: Come and hear an additional proof from the Mishnah: This is the principle: Anyone who pays more than what he damaged, the payments are fines, and therefore he does not pay based on his own admission. The Talmud infers: If he pays less than what he damaged, he pays based on his
The Talmud asks: But according to that explanation, if he pays less than the damage he caused, what is the halakha? If it is that he does not pay based on his own admission, let the tanna teach a more general principle: This is the principle: Anyone who does not pay the amount that he damaged does n