“You are right,” exclaimed the husband, “but if we do not sell it to the king, what shall we do with it?”
“I have a good idea,” she said. “Go to the Beit HaMikdash and tell the kohanim that you have a magnificent diamond for the Kohen Gadol.”
Going to the Bais HaMikdash, Yosef Ben Yoezer’s son showed the magnificent diamond to the Kohanim. They were stunned by its brilliance and beauty and could hardly speak.
“What do you want for this magnificent gem?”
“I leave it to you to set the price.”
“Such a jewel,” they said, “is worth no less than 13 chests filled with shekels of gold!”
“However,” they continued, “seven of them are available, the other six are not yet in the treasury.”
The son then said, “The seven I will take and the six I will consecrate.”
It was then recorded, “Yosef Ben Yoezer brought in one but his son brought in six.”
