Commentary for Bava Batra 348:2

איכא בינייהו כשחייב מודה אי נמי דשמתוהו ומת בשמתיה

where he was placed under the ban<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' for refusing to obey an order of the court for the payment of the debt. ');">⁴</span> and died [while still] under the ban.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In both these cases it is obvious that the debtor had not entrusted the creditor with any valuables as a security for the loan. Hence, according to R. Huna, the orphans, whose duty it is to discharge their father's debts, must indemnify the guarantor. According to R. Papa. however, they are not obliged to pay even in such cases. ');">⁵</span> [A message] was sent from Palestine:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'from there'. ');">⁶</span>

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