Commentary for Arakhin 39:8

כיון דקאמר שני כזה אחר זה דמי אמדוהו מאליו מהו

Now if you were to say that if they had estimated him incidentally the estimate would be considered valid, then he, too, stands estimated already; for is there a person who is not worth four zuz [at least]? - [No,] one estimated incidentally has been estimated at any rate, but one who merely said: 'I vow my worth', has not reached [the stage of] estimation at all.

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