The Mishnah
שבועות ו׳Shevuot 6
Perek 6 of 8 in Shevuot — 7 mishnayot
Mishnah 1א׳
שְׁבוּעַת הַדַּיָּנִין, הַטַּעֲנָה שְׁתֵּי כֶסֶף, וְהַהוֹדָאָה בְּשָׁוֶה פְרוּטָה. וְאִם אֵין הַהוֹדָאָה מִמִּין הַטַּעֲנָה, פָּטוּר. כֵּיצַד, שְׁתֵּי כֶסֶף לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי אֶלָּא פְרוּטָה, פָּטוּר. שְׁתֵּי כֶסֶף וּפְרוּטָה לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי אֶלָּא פְרוּטָה, חַיָּב. מָנֶה לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי, פָּטוּר. מָנֶה לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי אֶלָּא חֲמִשִּׁים דִּינָר, חַיָּב. מָנֶה לְאַבָּא בְיָדֶךָ, אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי אֶלָּא חֲמִשִּׁים דִּינָר, פָּטוּר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא כְמֵשִׁיב אֲבֵדָה:
The oath of the judges, [is for] a claim of two silver [coins], and an admission with the value of a perutah [a small coin], and if the admission is not of the same type [of item] as the claim, he is exempt. How so? You have two silver coins of mine, [and one replies,] I only have a perutah of yours, he is exempt. You have two silver coins and a perutah of mine, [and one replies,] I only have a perutah of yours, he is liable. You have a maneh [one hundred zuz] of mine, [and one replies,] I do not have anything of yours, he is exempt. You have a maneh of mine [and one replies,] I only have fifty dinar [half a maneh], he is liable. You have a maneh of my father [and one replies,] I only have fifty dinar, he is exempt, because it is like returning a lost object.
Mishnah 2ב׳
מָנֶה לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אָמַר לוֹ בִּפְנֵי עֵדִים הֵן. לְמָחָר אָמַר לוֹ תְּנֵהוּ לִי. נְתַתִּיו לָךְ, פָּטוּר. אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי, חַיָּב. מָנֶה לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אָמַר לוֹ הֵן, אַל תִּתְּנֵהוּ לִי אֶלָּא בְעֵדִים. לְמָחָר אָמַר לוֹ תְּנֵהוּ לִי, נְתַתִּיו לָךְ, חַיָּב, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לִתְּנוֹ לוֹ בְעֵדִים:
You have a maneh of mine, he said to him before witnesses, yes, and the next day he said to him, give it to me, [and he replies] I gave it to you, he is exempt. I do not have anything of yours, he is liable. You have a maneh of mine, he said to him, yes, do not give it to me,only in front of witnesses, the next day, he said to him, give it to me, [and he replies] I gave it to you, he is liable, because he needs to give it to him before witnesses.
Mishnah, Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain
English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0