1)

How are Beis-Din expected to prevent the shop-keepers from keeping false weights and measures?

1.

Bava Basra 89a: By appointing inspectors to punish shopkeepers who keep them. 1


1

Bava Basra, Ibid.: But not for charging exorbitant prices. Rashbam: Because, if one shop-keeper charges too much, one has the option of purchasing from another store. See Torah Temimah, note 185.

2)

Why does the Torah repeat "Lo Yih'yeh l'cha be'Veischa"?

1.

Rashi: It is a warning that someone who retains two different measures will end up with nothing in his house - "Lo Yih'yeh l'cha" ? because of "Even va'Aven"

2.

Bava Basra 89a: To teach Beis-Din to appoint inspectors to punish shopkeepers who keep false measures. 1

3.

Sifri: It implies that it is forbdden to retain faulty weights and measures in one's house even if one does not use them to cheat. 2


1

Rashbam (in Bava Basra)): But not for charging exorbitant prices - since If one shop-keeper charges too much, one has the option of purchasing from other stored. However, one opinion in the Gemara maintains that one appoints even for peoplee who overcharge - due to swindlers.

2

See Torah Temimah, note 187.

3)

What are the implications of "Gedolah u'Ketanah"?

1.

Refer to 25:13:2:1:1. and note.

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