Commentary for Bava Batra 325:3

רבי שבתי אמר משמיה דחזקיה שני שיטין שאמרו בכתב ידי עדים ולא כתב ידי סופר מ"ט דכל המזייף לאו לגבי ספרא אזיל ומזייף

R. Sabbathai said in the name of Hezekiah: The 'two lines' that were mentioned<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' CF. p. 707, n. 15. ');">⁶</span> [are such as are] in the handwriting of the witnesses, not [in] the handwriting of the scribe.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The characters in the handwriting of ordinary witnesses ate larger than those of a skilled scribe, and naturally occupy more space. ');">⁷</span> What is the reason? Because whoever [desires to] commit forgery does not go to a scribe to get it done.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and forge'. A forgery would be carried out in the secrecy of one's house and the unskilled writer would naturally draw big characters. ');">⁸</span>

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