Commentary for Bava Batra 251:1
ומלוה שעמו פלגי
and [in the case of] a loan that is with him<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With the firstborn. I.e., when he himself owes money to his father. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> [the portion of the birthright] is to be divided [between him and the other heirs].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He takes one half, and the others take the other half. The portion of the birthright is, in this case, of 'doubtful ownership'. If the loan in question were to be regarded as an ordinary debt, the firstborn would have had no claim at all to the double portion of the birthright. Since, however, the loan is in his own possession, it might he argued that he is entitled to the full share of his birthright. Hence the compromise. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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