Bava Kamma 38a
Caeser Demands the Torah
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And the Roman kingdom once sent 2 military officials to the
Sages of Israel, and ordered them in the name of the king:
Teach us your Torah. The officials read the Torah, and repeated it,
and repeated it again, reading it for the 3rd time.
At the time of their departure, they said to the Sages:
We have examined your entire Torah and it is true, except for this
one matter that you state, i.e., that with regard to an ox of a Jew
that gored the ox of a gentile, the owner is exempt from liability,
whereas with regard to the ox of a gentile that gored the ox of a Jew,
whether it was innocuous or forewarned, the owner pays the full cost of the damage.
Sages of Israel, and ordered them in the name of the king:
Teach us your Torah. The officials read the Torah, and repeated it,
and repeated it again, reading it for the 3rd time.
At the time of their departure, they said to the Sages:
We have examined your entire Torah and it is true, except for this
one matter that you state, i.e., that with regard to an ox of a Jew
that gored the ox of a gentile, the owner is exempt from liability,
whereas with regard to the ox of a gentile that gored the ox of a Jew,
whether it was innocuous or forewarned, the owner pays the full cost of the damage.