Commentary for Bava Kamma 149:18

אמר רב אשי מתניתין וברייתא נמי דיקא מתניתין דתנן גנב על פי שנים וטבח ומכר ע"פ עד אחד או על פי עצמו משלם תשלומי כפל ואינו משלם תשלומי ארבעה וחמשה

But if he first said, 'I did not commit the theft,' but when witnesses appeared and declared that he did commit the theft, he turned round and said, 'I even slaughtered [the stolen sheep or ox] or sold it,' and witnesses subsequently came [and testified] that he had indeed slaughtered it or sold it, he would be liable to pay [four-fold or five-fold payment], as [by this confession]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which was thus not a genuine confession. ');">¹⁵</span>

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