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until he pulls or takes possession of it. Additionally, the Temple treasury has the following advantage: If a commoner pulled a consecrated item for the purpose of acquiring it with 100 dinars, and he did not manage to redeem it by paying the 100 dinars to the Temple treasurer before the item’s pric
By contrast, in the reverse case, when the commoner pulled an item when it was worth 200 dinars, and he did not manage to redeem it before the value of the item stood at 100 dinars, he gives 200 dinars. What is the reason for this? The power of a commoner should not be greater than that of the Temp
Similarly, if the commoner redeemed it at 200 dinars, but he did not manage to pull it before its value stood at 100 dinars, he gives 200 dinars. What is the reason? It states: He will give the money and it will be assured to him, which indicates that the redemption of consecrated property is effe
The Talmud asks: Why is this the halakha? So too, let us say: The power of a commoner should not be greater than that of the Temple treasury of consecrated property, and if this occurred in a case where he was dealing with another commoner he would need to pay the full 200 dinars, which was the valu
The Talmud answers: There is an additional impediment to reneging on an agreement with another commoner. Is that to say that a commoner who gave a seller money and changed his mind before acquiring the item is not forced to accept upon himself the curse of: He Who exacted payment from the Generation