Commentary for Makkot 30:3

א"ל מאי קא אמרת קיים פטור לא קיים חייב ביטל חייב לא ביטל פטור תני ביטלו ולא ביטלו ורבי שמעון בן לקיש אומר קיימו ולא קיימו

[Rebbi Yochanon] asked him, What are you saying? Either fulfilling will exempt it him and not fulfilling it will implicate him, or nulifying it will imp[licte him and not nullifying it wil expemt him. Rather teach, Bitlo v'lo Bitlo [he nullified it and he did not nullify it]. And Rebbi Shimon ben Lakash said [to Teach] Kimu v'lo Kimu [he fulfilled it and he did not fulfill it].

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