Commentary for Gittin 55:11

א"ל תרומה אגיטין קא רמית תרומה אפשר גט לא אפשר

Abaye pointed out to Rabbah a contradiction. We learn: IF, WHEN THE BEARER LEFT, THE HUSBAND WAS OLD OR SICK, HE SHOULD YET DELIVER IT TO THE WIFE ON THE PRESUMPTION THAT HE IS STILL ALIVE. This seems to contradict the following [Baraitha]: 'If a priest said to his wife, "Here is thy Get [to come into force] an hour before my death",<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Lit., 'his death', a euphemism. V. Tosef. Git. IV (Zuckemandel p. 330), where some texts read 'my death'.] ');">¹⁰</span>

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