The Relationship of the Partial Admission to the Portion of the Bailees A . The Relationship of the Oath and the Biblical Verse "This is it " The Oath of Partial Admission , whose principles are illustrated in Mishnah Shebuoth VI . 1 ; VI . 1 , is not mentioned in the Bible . This Oath is imposed by the judges on one who admits a portion of the claim denying the rest . By taking the oath this claim is dismissed and he is not liable for payment . How ever , if the defendant should deny the entire claim , he is exempt from oath-taking . Although this oath is not found in Biblical sources , it is 3 related , however , by the Mechilta de Rabbi Ishmael to the 4 scriptual verse "This is if ' . This relationship is apparently of 5 later origin than the actual existence of the oath . We may 1 Exodus 22 . 8 . "הז אי 1 י יכ ,,. 2 See Hebrew Introduction , chapter 1 , n . 10 . 3 Mechilta de Rabbi Ishmael , J . Z . Lauterbach ' s ed . ( Philadelphia 1949 ) , Vol . Ill , p . 119 . 4 Hence some sour...
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