Commentary for Bava Batra 173:9

אמר ר' אלעא במדת סרסור והא מדקתני סיפא ואם היה סרסור ביניהם נשברה החבית נשברה לסרסור מכלל דרישא לאו בסרסור עסקינן רישא מדה בלא סרסור סיפא בסרסור עצמו:

<b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. Whose measure was this?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The measure spoken of in our Mishnah. ');">²³</span> If it is assumed to have been the measure of the buyer, [why should the benefit or loss be that] of the seller before the measure has been filled? [Surely] it is the buyer's measure!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whereby he should acquire ownership. ');">²⁴</span> If, however, [it is assumed that it was] the seller's measure, [why should the benefit or loss be that] of the buyer after the measure has been filled? [Surely] it is the seller's measure! — R. Elai replied: The measure was the middleman's.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And he lent it to the buyer and the seller. ');">²⁵</span>

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