Commentary for Bava Batra 347:8
רבא אמר כולן לשון ערבות הן בר מתן לו ואני נותן
'Give him and I shall repay [you]', 'Give him and I [shall be] liable [for the loan]', [or] 'Give him and I [shall] give [it back to you]' — all these are expressions of kabbelanuth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] 'acceptance'. By using the expression give and not lend he thereby gave the order and thus he makes himself in form the principal debtor. Consequently, whether the debtor possesses property or not, payment may be exacted from the kabbelan. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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