Commentary for Ketubot 84:4

א"ל יכילנא לשנויי לך רישא בשעמד בדין וסיפא בשלא עמד בדין וכולה ר"ש היא ושינויי דחיקי לא משנינן לך דא"כ אמרת לי ליתני רישא ר"ש אומר או ליתני סיפא דברי ר"ש

He said to him: I could have solved this for you. that the first clause deals with one who had already been tried, and the final clause with one who had not yet been tried and that the entire baraita represents the view of R. Shimon, But I would not give you forced interpretations, for, were I to do so, you might say: Then either the first clause should begin with “R. Shimon said” or the final clause should conclude with “these are the words of R. Shimon.”

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