Commentary for Bava Kamma 149:17
איתמר נמי אמר ר' חייא בר אבא אמר ר' יוחנן גנבתי ובאו עדים שגנב פטור שהרי חייב עצמו בקרן אבל אמר לא גנב ובאו עדים שגנב וחזר ואמר טבחתי ומכרתי ובאו עדים שטבח ומכר חייב שהרי פטר עצמו מכלום
R. Hamnuna stated: It stands to reason that the ruling of Rab was confined to the case of a thief saying, 'I have committed a theft' and witnesses then coming [and testifying] that he had indeed committed the theft, in which case he is quit, as he had [by the confession] made himself liable at least for the principal.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which proves that the confession was genuine. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>
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