Commentary for Kiddushin 9:4

אמר אביי יאמרו כסף מכניס כסף מוציא סניגור יעשה קטיגור אי הכי שטר נמי יאמרו שטר מוציא שטר מכניס קטיגור יעשה סניגור

shall the defender become the prosecutor!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is illogical that the same thing should have two opposing effects.');">⁸</span> If so, of deed too it will be said: Deed sunders and deed unites: shall the prosecutor become the defender! - The contents<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'words'.');">⁹</span> of each deed are distinct.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it is not the same instrument in both cases.');">¹⁰</span>

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