Commentary for Bava Metzia 5:4
אלא מאי רבנן כיון דאמרי רבנן השאר יהא מונח עד שיבא אליהו הא נמי כשאר דמי דספיקא היא
If so, what loss does the fraudulent claimant incur? Therefore let the whole amount be retained [by the Court] until 'the coming of Elijah'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Elijah the prophet, the herald of the Messianic era who is to make the truth known. The phrase is a technical term meaning 'indefinitely'. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
Rashi on Bava Metzia
As this is also comparable to the remainder: As there, they were judging about the second hundred dinars, whereas [here] they are judging about the whole garment.
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