Commentary for Bava Batra 325:2

א"ר נחמן בר יצחק מסתברא דהן ואוירן דאי סלקא דעתך הן ולא אוירן שיטה אחת בלא אוירה למאי חזיא אלא ש"מ הן ואוירן שמע מינה

[were meant] and not the space between them, of what use<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Current edd., 'one line without its space', is to be deleted. (CF. Rashb. and BaH, a.l.). ');">⁴</span> [is such a narrow space]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' No forgery could in such a case be committed with impunity. Whether the two lines would be inserted without the proper space between them or whether intervening space would be obtained by the use of a smaller hand, the forgery would be easily detected. Why, then, should a deed containing such a narrow blank space be invalid? ');">⁵</span> Consequently it follows [that] they and the space between them [were meant]. This proves it.

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