Commentary for Bava Metzia 58:20

איבעית אימא לא קשיא הא בחד והא בתרי

'He may open and read it.' But that is obvious! Why else then did he borrow it from him? — He desires to state the second clause: providing, however, that he does not study [a subject] therein for the first time.'

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