Commentary for Bava Batra 349:7

אלא אי איתמר הכי איתמר שכיב מרע שאמר מנה לפלוני בידי ואמרו יתומין חזר ואמר לנו אבא פרעתי נאמנין מ"ט אדכורי מידכר תנו מנה לפלוני ואמרו יתומין חזר ואמר אבא פרעתי אין נאמנין דאם איתא דפרעיה לא הוה אמר תנו

in the following terms: If a dying man said, 'I owe a <i>maneh</i> to X', and the orphans declared, 'Our father subsequently told us that he paid',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'I paid'. ');">¹⁷</span> they are believed. What is the reason? He might have [subsequently] recalled it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The fact that ho had already repaid that debt. ');">¹⁸</span> to his mind. [If, however, he said,] 'Give a <i>maneh</i> to X', and his orphans declared, 'Our father subsequently told us that he paid',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'I paid'. ');">¹⁷</span>

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