Commentary for Bava Batra 111:10

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> היו שנים מעידין אותו שאכלה שלש שנים ונמצאו זוממים משלמין לו את הכל שנים בראשונה שנים בשניה ושנים בשלישית

Rab Judah also said in the name of Rab: Joshua [in his book]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to the Talmud, Joshua was the author of the book which bears his name. V. supra 8a. ');">⁹</span> enumerated only the towns on the borders.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In Josh. XV-XIX. ');">¹⁰</span> Rab Judah said in the name of Samuel: All the land which God showed Moses<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' v. Deut. XXXIV, 1-3. ');">¹¹</span> is subject to [the obligation], of tithe. Which part of the land does this exclude?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., which part of the land promised to Abram (Gen. XV, 18-21) was not shown to Moses on Mount Nebo? ');">¹²</span> — It excludes the Kenite, the Kenizite and the Kadmonite. It has been taught: R. Meir says that [these are] the Nabateans, the Arabians and the Salmoeans.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tribes of North Arabia. ');">¹³</span> R. Eliezer says they are Mount Seir, Ammon and Moab. R. Simeon says they are Ardiskis, Asia and Aspamia.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Asia and Aspamia (Apamea) were names usually given to places in Asia Minor. But probably places nearer Palestine were meant. [V. Weinstein, Essaer, p. 18.] ');">¹⁴</span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF TWO MEN TESTIFY THAT A CERTAIN MAN HAD THE USUFRUCT OF<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'ate'. ');">¹⁵</span> A PIECE OF LAND FOR THREE YEARS AND THEY ARE FOUND TO BE <i>ZOMEMIM</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');">¹⁶</span> THEY MUST PAY TO THE CLAIMANT ALL [THAT HE STOOD TO LOSE THROUGH THEIR FALSE EVIDENCE].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., not only does he recover the land from the occupier, but the witnesses have to pay him the amount of money he stood to lose. ');">¹⁷</span> IF TWO [TESTIFY THAT THE OCCUPIER HAD THE USUFRUCT] FOR ONE YEAR, TWO FOR A SECOND YEAR, AND TWO FOR THE THIRD YEAR, [AND THEY ARE FOUND TO BE <i>ZOMEMIM</i>],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That is to say, if all are found to be false. ');">¹⁸</span>

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