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מתני׳ נהנה כבחצי פרוטה ופגם כחצי פרוטה, או שנהנה בשוה פרוטה בדבר אחד ופגם בשוה פרוטה בדבר אחר – לא מעל, עד שיהנה בשוה פרוטה ויפגם בשוה פרוטה בדבר אחד.
Mishnah: If one derived benefit equal to half of a peruta from a consecrated item and caused it half of a peruta of damage, or if he derived benefit equal to the value of one peruta from a consecrated item that has the potential to be damaged and caused damage of the value of one peruta to another consecrated item but derived no benefit from it, he is exempt. The reason is that one is not liable for misuse until he derives benefit of the value of one peruta from a consecrated item and causes damage of the value of one peruta to one, i.e., the same item.
אין מועל אחר מועל במוקדשין אלא בהמה וכלי שרת בלבד. כיצד? רכב על גבי בהמה, ובא חברו ורכב, ובא חברו ורכב – כולן מעלו. שתה בכוס של זהב, ובא חברו ושתה, ובא חברו ושתה – כולן מעלו. תלש מן החטאת, ובא חברו ותלש, ובא חברו ותלש – כולן מעלו. רבי אומר: כל דבר שאין לו פדיון – יש בו מועל אחר מועל.
One is liable for misuse after misuse in consecrated items only in the case of an animal and in the case of service vessels.How so? If one rode upon a sacrificial animal, and another person came and rode upon that animal, and yet another came and rode upon it as well, all of them are liable for misuse of the animal. In the case of service vessels, if one drank from a gold cup, and another came and drank from that cup, and yet another individual came and drank from it, all of them are liable for misuse of the cup. If one removed wool from a sin offering, and another came and removed wool from that animal, and yet another person came and removed wool from it, all of them are liable for misuse of the animal. R' Yehuda HaNasi says: With regard to any consecrated item that is not subject to redemption, there is liability for misuse after misuse with regard to it.