*2.6-Makkos Daf 02 B (10 Lines Up)*

*2.6-Makkos Daf 02 B (10 Lines Up)**Summary**_They are not sold into slavery._**Rav Hamnuna thought:​* This is in a case where the man accused of stealing has the ability to pay this sum, *and ​would not have been sold* ​based on theirtestimony.However if the accused man would have been sold (due to his inability to pay thesum he was accused of stealing), the witnesses ​ *are, in fact, sold* ​(even if thewitnesses ​ *do have the ability​* to pay)​.*The gemara argues:​* The witnesses never intended that the accused should besold, they gave him the option of paying, so they should have that option as well.*Rav Hamnuna intended to say:**The witnesses can in fact be sold* ​ in a case where ​neither *the witnesses nor the accused* ​ have the ability to pay. In such a case their intention was surely to bring about a punishment of slavery. However, *if ​the accused or the witnesses* ​ has the ability to pay, they cannot be sold (as mentioned in the ​ *_beraisa_* ​).*Rava:* ​Witnesses can never be sold (even when they should be; logically) becausethe ​ _possuk_ ​says "He will be sold for ​ *his* ​theft", but not for ​ _hazamah_ ​. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate