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Hillel the Elder
Hillel in Early Rabbinic Carriers Witness witness-033-8a6a768912
Witness 33 of 97
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Hebrew
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic · sefaria.hillel.gittin-74b-17-8a6a768912.he.2026-09-15
תְּנַן הָתָם: בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה הָיָה נִטְמָן יוֹם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּהֵא חָלוּט לוֹ. הִתְקִין הִלֵּל הַזָּקֵן שֶׁיְּהֵא חוֹלֵשׁ אֶת מְעוֹתָיו לַלִּשְׁכָּה, וִיהֵא שׁוֹבֵר אֶת הַדֶּלֶת וְנִכְנָס. וְאֵימָתַי שֶׁיִּרְצֶה הַלָּה, יָבוֹא וְיִטּוֹל אֶת מְעוֹתָיו.
English
William Davidson Edition - English · sefaria.hillel.gittin-74b-17-8a6a768912.en.2026-09-15
§ With regard to the redemption of houses in walled cities, we learned elsewhere in a mishna (Arakhin 31b) that if a house was sold and not redeemed by its owners within twelve months it remains permanently in the possession of the purchaser. The Gemara describes this: At first the purchaser would hide for all of the final day of the twelfth month so that the house would be confirmed as his (see Leviticus 25:29–30). Because the purchaser was in hiding, the seller would be unable to redeem the house from him. Hillel the Elder instituted an ordinance whereby the seller may deposit [ḥolesh] his redemption money in the Temple treasury chamber, and then he may break the door of his house and enter and take possession. And when that purchaser wishes, he should come and take his money from the Temple treasury.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
§ À propos du rachat des maisons situées dans des villes fortifiées, nous avons appris ailleurs dans une michna (Arakhin 31b) que, si une maison avait été vendue et n’avait pas été rachetée par ses propriétaires dans les douze mois, elle demeurait définitivement en possession de l’acheteur. La Guemara décrit la situation ainsi : au début, l’acheteur se cachait pendant toute la dernière journée du douzième mois, afin que la maison lui fût définitivement acquise (voir Lévitique 25:29–30). L’acheteur étant caché, le vendeur ne pouvait lui racheter la maison. Hillel l’Ancien institua une ordonnance permettant au vendeur de déposer [ḥolesh] l’argent de son rachat dans la salle du trésor du Temple, puis d’enfoncer la porte de sa maison, d’y entrer et d’en prendre possession. Et lorsque cet acheteur le souhaiterait, il viendrait prendre son argent dans le trésor du Temple.
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