Talmud for Shevuot 8:1

אַרְבָּעָה שׁוֹמְרִין הֵן, שׁוֹמֵר חִנָּם, וְהַשּׁוֹאֵל, נוֹשֵׂא שָׂכָר, וְהַשּׂוֹכֵר. שׁוֹמֵר חִנָּם נִשְׁבָּע עַל הַכֹּל. וְהַשּׁוֹאֵל מְשַׁלֵּם אֶת הַכֹּל. נוֹשֵׂא שָׂכָר וְהַשּׂוֹכֵר נִשְׁבָּעִין עַל הַשְּׁבוּרָה וְעַל הַשְּׁבוּיָה וְעַל הַמֵּתָה, וּמְשַׁלְּמִים אֶת הָאֲבֵדָה וְאֶת הַגְּנֵבָה:

There are four watchers [and their provisions are three]: an unpaid watcher, a borrower, a paid watcher, and a hirer. An unpaid watcher swears on everything [that he was not derelict], a borrower pays for everything [mentioned below, viz.: seized, died, stolen, or lost, but he does not pay if it died through working, for he did not borrow it to "keep it under wraps." (This Mishnah is explicated in Bava Metzia 7:8)]. A paid watcher and a hirer swear that (the beast was) "broken," or seized, or died (and they are exempt); and they pay for loss and theft.

Explore talmud for Shevuot 8:1. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.