Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nashim/Tractate Kiddushin/Chapter 1/6

Hebrew Text

 * כל הנעשה דמים באחר,
 * כיון שזכה זה, נתחייב זה בחליפיו.
 * כיצד?
 * החליף שור בפרה, או חמור בשור,
 * כיון שזכה זה, נתחייב זה בחליפיו.


 * רשות הגבוה בכסף,
 * ורשות ההדיוט בחזקה.


 * אמירתי לגבוה כמסירתי להדיוט.

English Translation

 * Anything which acts as currency for something else,
 * once this one comes into possession, this one is obligated for its exchange.
 * How is it?
 * If one exchanges a bull for a cow, or a donkey for a bull,
 * once this one comes into possession, this one is obligated for its exchange.


 * The high authority [acquires] by money,
 * and the lay authority [acquires] by establishment of possession.


 * Speech to the high [authority] is like transfer to the lay [authority].



Explanation
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