Commentary for Bava Metzia 132:15
רב בר שבא הוה מסיק ביה רב כהנא זוזי א"ל אי לא פרענא לך ליום פלוני גבי מהאי חמרא סבר רב פפא למימר כי אמרינן אסמכתא לא קניא הני מילי בארעא דלאו לזבוני קיימא אבל חמרא כיון דלזבוני קאי כזוזי דמי
Subsequently it was seized from him. Then there came an inundation and swamped the very best [land]. R. Papa thought to rule: He promised him of 'the best', which is intact. Said R. Aha of Difti to him: But he [the vendor] can plead, 'When I promised to repay you from the "best", the "very best" was existent; but now the "best" has replaced the "very best".'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that he must be indemnified out of medium quality soil. ');"><sup>15</sup></span>
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