Study Bava Kamma folio 65B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
And the Rabbis say: It is written concerning a bailee who falsely claims innocence with regard to a deposit entrusted to him: “He shall restore it according to its principal, and shall add its fifth part to it” (Leviticus 5:24). This verse teaches that with regard to monetary restitution that is pa
R' Ḥanina explains: In any event, the baraita teaches: His payment of the additional 1/5th is covered by his double payment; this is the statement of R' Ya’akov. What are the circumstances of this case? If we say that the stolen item was initially worth 4 dinars and ultimately, at the time of tri
This statement is inaccurate in this case, as the double payment, i.e., the penalty included in the double payment, is 4 dinars, and the additional 1/5th is one dinar. When the Torah states “fifth” it means 1/5th of the total payment of the 1/5th and the principal together, i.e., 1/4th of the prin
Apparently, the principal, as well as the additional 1/5th, is paid according to the value as of the time when he stole, whereas the double payment and the fourfold or fivefold payment is according to the value at the time of standing trial, as claimed by Rav.
The Talmud refutes this analysis. Rava said: Actually, the baraita could be referring to a case in which initially it was worth 4 dinars and now, at the time of trial, it is also worth 4 dinars. And as for what is difficult with this case, namely that the double payment is 4 dinars and the additio