Commentary for Bava Metzia 8:7
איכא דמותיב מסיפא ר"ע אומר אינו אלא כמשיב אבידה ופטור טעמא דאמר שלש הא שתים חייב והא שטר (כיון) דקא מודי ביה כהילך דמי ש"מ הילך חייב
— Therefore it must be assumed that 'two' is free, and 'Here they are' involves an oath, but our present case is different, because the written document supports him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The witnesses who signed the document support the statement of the debtor, as the document says only 'sela's, which must be taken to mean two. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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