Commentary for Bava Metzia 67:13
ללישנא קמא דרב פפא ודאי לא הויא תיובתא ללישנא בתרא לימא תיהוי תיובתיה
It has been taught in accordance with R. Zebid. If one borrows a cow from his neighbour and it is stolen, and the borrower hastens and pays for it, and then the thief is found, he must repay double to the borrower. Now, on the first version of R. Papa's dictum,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to which the borrower does not acquire the double payment by his mere promise to pay. ');"><sup>11</sup></span>
Maharam Schiff on Bava Metzia
3. A Borrower that said I will pay etc. By the other's (the paid and unpaid watchman) its not enough for him (Rav papa) to say the language that (the watchmen said) behold I will be paying, for he wants to teach us the (Halchik) rule (that the caretaker buys the right to the double etc) even if he (the watchman) said I was negligent.
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