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Mishnah two compares payments for injuries caused by an ox with payments for injuries caused by a human.
Mishnah three deals with several laws related to personal injury.
Two baraitot stated that the father makes a safe investment (segulah) for his minor children with the compensation paid to them. The Gemara asks: What is meant by a safe investment?
Rav Ḥisda says: The father should purchase a Torah scroll for his child. Rabba bar Rav Huna, says: The father should purchase a date palm, from which the child will consume dates.
We explore the long and varied history of the term segulah from Ex 19:5 and Deut 7:6 to Kabbalistic amulets.