Commentary for Bava Batra 331:2

זהב בדינרין אין פחות מבשני דינרין כסף זהב ואימא דהבא פריכא בתרי דינרי דהבא קאמר אמר אביי יד בעל השטר על התחתונה

If<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' for this reading. v. Rashal, a.l. The printed texts contain the following in round brackets: The first (part) where it was taught 'silver for denarii' (signifies) silver for no less that, two gold denarii, why? I might say (that) he meant a bar of silver for two silver denarii. ');">⁴</span> so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the bond is to be interpreted in terms advantageous to the borrower and disadvantageous to the creditor. ');">⁵</span> [the same principles should be followed in] the former [cases] also!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of (a) the entry. 'silver denarii'; why should this be interpreted to mean 'silver for no less than two gold denarii' (which is in favour of the holder of the bond), and not, 'small silver coins for two silver denarii' (which would be in favour of the borrower)? And, again (b) in the entry. 'gold denarii' or 'denarii gold'; why should that be given the interpretation, 'no less than two gold denarii' (which also is in favour of the creditor) rather than, 'gold of the value of no less than two silver denarii' (which would be in favour of the borrower)? ');">⁶</span>

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