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1:5:1

משנה: הַזְּאֵב וְהָאֲרִי הַדּוֹב וְהַנָּמֵר וְהַבַּרְדְּלִיס וְהַנָּחָשׁ הֲרֵי אֵילּוּ מוּעָדִין. רִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר. בִּזְמַן שֶׁהֵן בְּנֵי תַרְבּוּת אֵינָן מוּעָדִין. וְהַנָּחָשׁ מוּעָד לְעוֹלָם. מַה בֵּין תָּם לְמוּעָד. אֶלָּא שֶׁהַתָּם מְשַׁלֵּם חֲצִי נֶזֶק מִגּוּפוֹ וְהַמּוּעָד מְשַׁלֵּם נֶזֶק שָׁלֵם מִן הָעֲלִיָיה.

MISHNAH: The wolf and the lion, the bear, and the tiger151As in Arabic, the word denotes leopard, panther, or tiger, i. e., a predator with a striped or dotted fur., and the panther152Most moderns identify the word as Greek πάρδαλις “panther”, Arabic ابرد. Rashi everywhere translates putois “pole cat”. In the Babli, 16a, Rav Jehudah translates ברדלס by נפריזא which the later Rav Joseph explains as אפא, ὕαινα ὄφις “hyena-snake”. The latter explanation is excluded here by the Halakhah., and the snake, are notorious153The owner of dangerous pets is always 100% responsible.. Rebbi Eliezer says, when they are trained154Trained circus performers. they are not notorious; except for the snake which always is notorious155The snake charmer does not control his snakes the way a trainer controls his performing animals.. What is the difference between tame and notorious? The tame pays half the damages from its body156Ex. 21:35: “They shall sell the bovine and split the money.” and the notorious pays full damages from the storage room157I. e., from the owner’s valuables if he does not have enough cash..

MISHNAH: The wolf and the lion, the bear, and the tiger151As in Arabic, the word denotes leopard, panther, or tiger, i. e., a predator with a striped or dotted fur., and the panther152Most moderns identify the word as Greek πάρδαλις “panther”, Arabic ابرد. Rashi everywhere translates putois “pole cat”. In the Babli, 16a, Rav Jehudah translates ברדלס by נפריזא which the later Rav Joseph explains as אפא, ὕαινα ὄφις “hyena-snake”. The latter explanation is excluded here by the Halakhah., and the snake, are notorious153The owner of dangerous pets is always 100% responsible.. Rebbi Eliezer says, when they are trained154Trained circus performers. they are not notorious; except for the snake which always is notorious155The snake charmer does not control his snakes the way a trainer controls his performing animals.. What is the difference between tame and notorious? The tame pays half the damages from its body156Ex. 21:35: “They shall sell the bovine and split the money.” and the notorious pays full damages from the storage room157I. e., from the owner’s valuables if he does not have enough cash..

1:5:2

הלכה: הַזְּאֵב וְהָאֲרִי וְהַדּוֹב כול׳. תַּנֵּי. רִבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר. אַף הַצָּבוּעַ. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֵּירִיבִּי אָבִין. לֹא אָמַר רִבִּי מֵאִיר אֶלָּא בַּצָּבוּעַ זָכָר שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ שָׁעָה שֶׁהוּא קָשֶׁה כָּאֲרִי.

HALAKHAH: “The wolf, and the lion, and the bear,” etc. It was stated158Tosephta 1:4; Babli 16a.: Rebbi Meїr says, also the hyena. Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abin said, Rebbi Meїr only said this for a male hyena which at times is as dangerous as a lion.

HALAKHAH: “The wolf, and the lion, and the bear,” etc. It was stated158Tosephta 1:4; Babli 16a.: Rebbi Meїr says, also the hyena. Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abin said, Rebbi Meїr only said this for a male hyena which at times is as dangerous as a lion.

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  • Hebrew: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · License: CC-BY
  • English: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · License: CC-BY

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