Commentary for Bava Batra 209:6

זו ולא סבירא ליה והא רב ושמואל דאמרי תרוייהו כור בשלשים אני מוכר לך יכול לחזור בו אפילו בסאה האחרונה

is the assertion of Ben Nannus, but the Sages say: The expression [which confers the] least<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the land sold is more than the stipulated area, the expression, 'measured by the rope', is adopted and the buyer must return the surplus. If the sold land, however, is less than the stipulated area, the expression, 'more or less', is adopted and the seller need not make good the difference. The seller, being the original possessor of the land, has always the advantage. ');">¹⁵</span> [advantage upon the buyer] is to be followed. 'This'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., 'this is the assertion of Ben Nannus'. ');">¹⁶</span> [would imply that] he [Samuel himself] is not of the same opinion. but, surely, both Rab and Samuel said:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' B.M. 102b, supra 86b; infra 106b. ');">¹⁷</span>

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