An ox worth two hundred which gored an ox worth two

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Nezikin 12:6

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 14, 2025

An ox worth two hundred which gored an ox worth two hundred, and the carcass is worth nothing—R. Meir said: Of this it is written "then they shall sell the living ox, etc." R. Yehudah said to him: Read all of this verse, viz. "and also the (value of the) carcass shall they halve." What is being spoken of? An ox worth two hundred which gored an ox worth two hundred, and the carcass is worth one hundred, (in which instance) the living ox is sold, the (value of the) dead ox is divided equally, and the owner of the carcass deals with it. Of such an instance it is written "and also the carcass shall they halve."

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