Commentary for Bava Batra 209:4

אי מהתם הוה אמינא התם הוא דאיכא למימר מיהדר קא הדר ביה ואיכא למימר פרושי קא מפרש אבל הכא דודאי קא הדר ביה אימא לא קא משמע לן

his mind, and it might [also] be assumed that [with the second expression] he was merely explaining<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He had no intention of expecting thirteen denarii for the leap year. By the expression, 'a denar per month', he only meant that he wished to be paid monthly instead of yearly, and also that he might cancel the arrangements at the end of every month without having to wait till the end of the year. ');">⁹</span> [the first];<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And since the matter is in doubt, the Rabbis are of the opinion, and Ben Nannus himself might agree with them, that the sum disputed should be divided. ');">¹⁰</span> but here,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In our Mishnah. ');">¹¹</span>

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