Commentary for Bava Batra 338:1
אמר להו בעלמא כותבין שובר והכא היינו טעמא דדלמא אזיל בעל חוב וטריף מיניה דלוקח ואזיל איהו וטריף לקוחות ושובר גבי לקוחות ליכא
He, [however,] said to them: Elsewhere<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case where a bond of indebtedness was lost by a creditor. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> a quittance is to be written,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' for the debtor on paying his debt. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> and [the reason why it is not written] in this case<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And on the strength of it provide the buyer with a duplicate. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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