oins, and there was
not sufficient force in the blow to cause death in his loins, and it
passed to his heart, and there was sufficient force in the blow to cause
death in his heart, and he died?" "He is free." "His intention was to
smite him on his heart, and there was sufficient force in the blow to
cause death on his heart, and it passed on to his loins, and there was not
sufficient force in the blow to cause death on his loins, but he died?"
"He is free." "His intention was to smite an adult, and there was not
sufficient force in the blow to cause death to an adult, and it passed off
to a child, and there was sufficient force to kill the child, and he
died?" "He is free." "His intention was to smite a child, and there was
sufficient force in the blow to cause death to a child, and it passed to
an adult, and there was not sufficient force to cause death to the adult,
but he died?" "He is free." "But his intention was to smite him on his
loins, and there was sufficient force in the blow to cause death on his
loins, and it passed to his heart, and he died?" "He is guilty." "His
intention was to smite an adult, and there was sufficient force in the
blow to cause the death of the adult, and it passed to a child, and he
died?" "He is guilty." R. Simon said, "even if his intention be to kill
this one, and he killed that one, he is free."

3. "A murderer, who is mingled with others?" "All are to be freed." R.
Judah said, "they are to be collected in a prison." "Several condemned to
(different) deaths are promiscuously mingled?" "They are all to be
adjudged the lightest punishment." "Those condemned to stoning with those
condemned to burning?" R. Simon said, "they are to be condemned to
stoning, because burning is more grievous," but the Sages say, "they are
to be condemned to burning, because stoning is more grievous." To them
replied R. Simon, "if burning were not more grievous, it would not have
been assigned to the daughter of a priest who was immoral." They replied
to him, "if stoning were not more grievous, it would not have been
assigned to the blasphemer, and the idolater." "Those condemned to
beheading, mingled with those condemned to strangling?" R. Simon said,
"they are to be put to death with the sword," but the Sages say, "with
strangling."

4. "He who is found guilty of two deaths by the judges?" "He is condemned
to the more grievous punishment." "He committed a transgression, which
made him deserve two deaths?