When one steals knowledge (Gneivas Daas) and gets caught by witnesses, how does he pay back double?
PS. Why is there no Gzeilas Daas?
asked Feb 28, 2012 at 0:27
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IIRC it depends on if its a cow or a sheep– Baal Shemot TovotCommented Feb 28, 2012 at 0:40
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The ACDN needs backup!!– HodofHodCommented Mar 7, 2012 at 3:44
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4@HodofHod, I don't think the ACDN is allowed by Halachah.– Seth JCommented Mar 7, 2012 at 4:09
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1@SethJ Now that made me laugh out loud!!– HodofHodCommented Mar 7, 2012 at 4:10
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By the very act of the theft he's already paid it back double.
How so? דעת equals 474, so a double payment for that would be 948. This is the gematria of the verse (Ps. 116:11):
אני אמרתי בחפזי כל האדם כזב
"I said in my haste, 'All people are deceitful.'"
- which is what the victim now knows to be true in one more case than he did before.
As for why there is no 'Gzeilas Daas' the answer is simple! Someone stole and destroyed the concept from Jewish Law and Thought. There was a Gneivas Daas of Gzeilas Daas!!
