Jerusalem Talmud Shekalim 7.1

משנה: מָעוֹת שֶׁנִּמְצְאוּ בֵּין שְׁקָלִים לִנְדָבָה קָרוֹב לַשְּׁקָלִים יִפָּלוּ לַשְּׁקָלִים לַנְּדָבָה יִפְּלוּ לַנְּדָבָה מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה יִפְּלוּ לַנְּדָבָה. בֵּין עֵצִים לִלְבוֹנָה קָרוֹב לָעֵצִים יִפְּלוּ לָעֵצִים לַלְּבוֹנָה יִפְּלוּ לַלְּבוֹנָה מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה יִפְּלוּ לַלְּבוֹנָה. בֵּין קִנִּים לְגוֹזְלֵי עוֹלָה קָרוֹב לַקִּנִּים יִפְּלוּ לַקִּינִּים לְגוֹזְלֵי עוֹלָה יִפְּלוּ לְגוֹזְלֵי עוֹלָה. מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה יִפְּלוּ לְגוֹזְלֵי עוֹלָה. בֵּין חוּלִּין לְמַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי קָרוֹב לַחוּלִּין יִפְּלוּ לַחוּלִּין לְמַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי יִפְּלוּ לְמַעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה יִפְּלוּ לְמָעֲשֵׂר שֵׁנִי. זֶה הַכְּלָל הוֹלְכִין אַחַר הַקָּרוֹב מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה לְהַחְמִיר:

MISHNAH: Coins which are found between the sheqalim and the voluntary gifts, if closer to sheqalim they have to be given to sheqalim, closer to voluntary gifts to voluntary gifts; in the middle they have to be given to voluntary gifts. Between wood and incense, if closer to wood they have to be given to wood, closer to incense to incense; in the middle they have to be given to incense. Between nests and young birds for elevation sacrifices, if closer to nests they have to be given to nests, closer to young birds for elevation sacrifices to young birds for elevation sacrifices; in the middle they have to be given to young birds for elevation sacrifices. Between profane money and Second Tithe\4, if closer to profane money they have to be given to profane money, closer to Second Tithe to Second Tithe; in the middle they have to be given to Second Tithe. This is the principle: one follows proximity; in the middle one is stringent.

הלכה: מָעוֹת שֶׁנִּמְצְאוּ בֵּין שְׁקָלִים לִנְדָבָה כול׳. לָא צוֹרְכָה דְלָא בֵין שְׁקָלִים לִקִינִּים. רִבִּי אָבוּן בְשֵׁם רִבִּי פִינְחָס. כְּמִין כּוֹכְלִיַים הָיוּ עֲשׂוּיִין. לָא צוֹרְכָה דְלָא מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה יִפְּלוּ לִשְׁקָלִים. אִית דְּבָעֵי מֵימַר. שֶׁמָּא יִפְּלוּ לְשִׂיֵּרֵי הַלִּשְׁכָּה. אִית דְּבָעֵי מֵימַר. מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה כְּמִי שֶׁמֵּת. אָמַר רִבִּי יָסָא. עַד דַּאֲנָא תַמָּן שְׁמָעִית קָל רַב יְהוּדָה שְׁאַל לִשְׁמוּאֵל. הִפְרִישׁ שִׁקְלוֹ וָמֵת. אֲמַר לֵיהּ. יִפְּלוּ לִנְדָבָה. עֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה שֶׁלּוֹ. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר. יוֹלִיכֵם לְיַם הַמֶּלַח. רִבִּי לָעְזָר אָמַר. יִפְּלוּ לִנְדָבָה.

HALAKHAH: “Coins which are found between the sheqalim and the voluntary gifts,” etc. It would only be necessary between sheqalim and nests! They were arranged like a snail. Would it not be necessary that it be given to sheqalim? Some want to say, maybe they would remain with the excess of the lodge. Some want to say, in the middle it is as if he died. Rebbi Yasa said, when I still was there, I heard the voice of Rav Jehudah asking Samuel, if somebody had set his sheqel apart and died? He told him, they shall fall to the gift account. The excess of his tenth of an ephah, Rebbi Joḥanan said, one shall bring them to the Dead Sea. Rebbi Eleazar said, it shall fall to the gift account.

וְקַשְׁיָא. וְיֵשׁ חַטָּאת קְרֵיבָה עוֹלָה. רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה אֲחִי בְשֵׁם רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ. תְּנַיי בֵית דִּין הוּא עַל הַמּוֹתָרוֹת שֶׁיִּקְרְבוּ עוֹלוֹת. הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת בַּמֶּה הִיא מִתְכַּפֶּרֶת. אָמַר רִבִּי יִצְחָק. תְּנַיי בֵית דִּין הוּא. הַמְסַפֵּק אֶת הַקִּינִּים הוּא מְסַפְּק אֶת הַפְּסוּלוֹת. לָא צוֹרְכָא דְלָא בֵין קְטוֹרֶת לָעֵצִים לִלְבוֹנָה לְזָהָב לַכַּפּוֹרֶת. וְתַנִּיתָהּ בְּסוֹפָהּ. הוֹלְכִין אַחַר הַקָּרוֹב מֶחֱצָה לְמֶחֱצָה לְהַחְמִיר.

And it is difficult. May purification offering be brought as elevation offering? Rebbi Ḥizqiah (brother) in the name of Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish: It is a stipulation of the Court that the excesses be brought as elevation sacrifices. By what is that woman atoned for? Rebbi Isaac said, it is a stipulation of the Court that the providers of nests also provide the disqualified ones. Would it not also be necessary between incense and wood, and frankincense, and gold for the cover? As it is stated at the end, “one follows nearness; in the middle one is stringent.”