Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Bava Metzia 34:4

אמר אביי מאי מרגניתא דלמא במקום שאין כותבין כתובה עסקינן דגט היינו כתובתה אבל במקום שכותבין כתובה אי נקיטא כתובה גביא אי לא לא גביא

[R. Johanan then] answered him: If I had not lifted the sherd for you, you would not have found the pearl underneath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., 'If I had not stated the law regarding the validity of an act of Court you would not have discovered the reason for the law of the Mishnah cited by you.' ');"><sup>4</sup></span>

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