Commentary for Bava Batra 46:8
תא שמע נמצא בין שני שובכות קרוב לזה שלו וקרוב לזה שלו ואף על גב דחד מינייהו נפיש מחבריה הכא במאי עסקינן ששניהן שוין וליזיל בתר רובא דעלמא הכא במאי עסקינן
R. Jeremiah raised the question: If one foot is within fifty cubits and the other beyond. how do we decide? It was for this that they turned R. Jeremiah out of the <i>Beth Hamidrash</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Rashi, because his question was regarded as foolish, but according to Tosaf., because he ventured to call in question the statement of the Rabbis that a young bird can hop only fifty cubits. ');"><sup>6</sup></span> Come and hear: IF IT IS FOUND BETWEEN TWO COTES. IT BELONGS TO THE OWNER TO WHOSE COTE IT IS NEARER: and this though one may have more birds than the other? — We are dealing here with the case where both are equal. But [if it is more than fifty cubits from each] let us say that it comes from the biggest anywhere?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore belongs to the finder. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> — We are dealing here
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