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Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Sifrei Devarim 272

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 24:6) "One shall not take as a pledge the nether millstone nor the upper millstone": Whence do we derive (the same for) all things (that process food)? From "for it is a soul (i.e., a life) that he takes as a pledge." If so, why mention (only) nether millstone and upper millstone? Just as these are distinct in being implements performing one task, for each of which in itself one is liable, so, one is liable for all such implements.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"for it is a soul that he takes as a pledge": This is the basis (of the prohibition).

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