Commentary for Bava Kamma 234:16

במאי קא מיפלגי ר"א דרש ריבויי ומיעוטי (ויקרא ה, כא) וכחש בעמיתו ריבוי בפקדון מיעט (ויקרא ה, כד) כל אשר ישבע עליו לשקר חזר וריבה

<b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF A RIVER FLOODED [A MISAPPROPRIATED FIELD, THE ROBBER] IS ENTITLED TO SAY TO THE OTHER PARTY, 'HERE IS YOURS BEFORE YOU'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 694. ');">²⁸</span> <b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. Our Rabbis taught: If a man robbed another of a field and a river flooded it, he would have to present him with another field. This is the opinion of R. Eleazar<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., b. Shamua'; MS.M.: Eliezer [b. Horkenos]; as also in Shebu. 37b; v. D.S. n. 2. ');">²⁹</span>

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