Combien un sela peut-il manquer et ne pas obtenir? [Une pièce qui est actuelle, et toujours mise à la terre avec l'utilisation—Combien peut-il manquer pour qu'il n'y ait pas d'ona'ah dans son utilisation?] R. Meir dit: Quatre issarin [à un sela], qui sont un issar pour un dinar, [un vingt-quatrième de celui-ci: deux ma «ah d'argent étant un dinar; une ma'ah, deux pondyonim; un pondyon, deux issarin. R. Yehudah dit: Quatre pondyonoth, un pondyon à un dinar, [un douzième de celui-ci]. R. Shimon dit: Huit pondyonoth, deux pondyonoth à un dinar, [un sixième, comme ona'ah en général. Et c'est la halakha.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Metzia
כמה תהא סלע חסרה – current coinage it is always rubbed and is lacking [in its weight]. How much should it be lacking and if one spent it there would be no fraudulent representation (which would invalidate the transaction)?
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English Explanation of Mishnah Bava Metzia
Introduction
Mishnah five deals with the amount that may be missing in the weight of a coin before the use of the coin constitutes fraud.
Mishnah six deals with how long a seller has to return a coin to the purchaser if the coin is missing weight.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Metzia
ארבעה איסרין – for every Sela.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Bava Metzia
How much may be missing from a sela and still not fall within the rule of fraud? Rabbi Meir says: “Four issars, one issar per dinar.” Rabbi Judah says: “Four pondions, one pondion per dinar.” Rabbi Shimon says: “Eight pondions, two pondions per dinar.” In order to understand this mishnah we need to understand the coinage mentioned in it. One sela = four dinars = 48 pondions = 96 issars Rabbi Meir holds that if the weight of a sela is missing the weight of four issars then its use is considered to be fraud. This is a ratio of 1/24. Rabbi Judah holds that a ratio of 1/12 constitutes fraud and Rabbi Shimon that a ratio of 1/6 constitutes fraud, which is the same as regular fraud as we learned in the previous mishnayoth.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Metzia
איסר לדינר – and it is one out of twenty-four, for six Me’ah of silver is a Denar, a M’ah is two Pundiyonim and a Pundiyon is two Issarim.
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Questions for Further Thought: • Mishnah five: If the normal ratio of fraud is 1/6 why would Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Judah hold a stricter standard with regards to the weight of coins?
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Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Metzia
ארבעה פונדיונים – one out of twelve.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Metzia
שמונה פונדיונים – one-sixth, and such is the Halakha.
