Commentary for Bava Batra 348:4

מיתיבי ערב שהיה שטר חוב יוצא מתחת ידו אינו גובה ואם כתוב בו התקבלתי ממך גובה

a bond of indebtedness<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which ho received from the creditor on payment of the debt incurred by the father of the orphans. ');">⁹</span> cannot exact payment.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' from the orphans, while they are still minors; since it is possible that he never repaid the loan, but accidentally found the bond which the creditor may have lost. When, however, the orphans obtain their majority they may be sued by the guarantor who, on taking the required oath, must be duly compensated. ');">¹⁰</span> If, however, it contains the entry,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'written in it'. ');">¹¹</span>

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