There are three classes of punishment that can be imposed in a Jewish religious court. If someone commits a crime that carries multiple punishments, they receive the most severe punishment and no others. If a fire burned down a stack of grain and other objects inside, Rabbi Yehuda says the person pays for everything, while the Sages say they only pay for the grain. If a fire burned a haystack and a goat was tied to it while a slave was nearby, the person must pay for the goat and hay; but if the slave was tied and the goat nearby, they pay nothing. The Sages agree with Rabbi Yehuda's view that if a large tower is set on fire, the person pays for
2. There are three classes of punishment one may be subject to in בית דין
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4. קם ליה בדרבה מיניה He gets the greatest of the punishments, and no other If one commits an עבירה for which his is חייב more than one type of punishment…
5. If one’s fire burned down a stack of grain, and there were objects inside it burned as well רבי יהודה : He pays for what was inside it חכמים : He pays only for the wheat or barley
6. If one burned a haystack And a goat was tied to it And a slave was near it He is חייב to pay for the goat and the hay
7. If one burned a haystack And a goat was near it And a slave was tied to it He is פטור from paying anything
8. The חכמים agree to ר ' יהודה … That if one sets fire to a large tower, he pays for everything inside it, because it is normal for people to leave possessions in houses
