Commentary for Bava Kamma 236:2

ומי אמר רבא הכי והאמר רבא האי מאן דחזייה לחבריה דאגבה אימרא מעדרא דידיה ורמא ביה קלא ושדייה ולא ידע אי הדריה אי לא הדריה ומת או נגנב חייב באחריותו

But did Raba really maintain this? Has not Raba said: If a man saw another lifting up a lamb of his herd and picked up a clod to throw at him and did not notice whether he put back the lamb or did not put it back, and [it so happened that] it died or was stolen [by somebody else], the thief<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who first lifted up the lamb. ');">³</span> would be responsible for it. Now, does this ruling not hold good even where the herd had subsequently been counted?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus proving that counting is not sufficient to exempt the thief where the owner had knowledge of the theft. ');">⁴</span>

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