Commentary for Bava Kamma 235:15

רב חסדא אמר לדעת מנין פוטר שלא לדעת צריך דעת וכי קתני ומנו את הצאן והיא שלימה ארישא

R. Johanan moreover said: If the proprietor had knowledge [of the theft], his counting will exempt [the thief], whereas if he had no knowledge [of it], it would not even be necessary to count,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. however supra 57a. ');">²⁴</span> and the words, [HE] COUNTED THE SHEEP AND FOUND [THE HERD] COMPLETE, refer [exclusively] to the first clause.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Dealing with a case where the proprietor most probably knew of the theft. ');">²⁵</span>

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