Commentary for Nedarim 95:10

לישנא אחרינא אמרין לה אמר רבא לא תימא טעמא דא"ל והינן לפניך הוא דאסור אבל א"ל הן לפניך שיבא אבא ויאכל מותר אלא אפילו אמר ליה הן לפניך יבא אבא ויאכל אסור מאי טעמא סעודתו מוכחת עליו

Raba said: They [the Sages] taught [that it is forbidden] only if he said, 'They are yours only in order that my father may come [etc.].' But if he said, 'They are yours so that my father may come, he meant, 'It depends on your will.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it is permitted. ');">¹⁵</span> A different version is this: Raba said: Do not think that he is forbidden only if he said, 'And they are yours only in order that my father may come', but if he said, 'They are yours so that my father may come' it is permitted. [That is not so,] for even if he said, 'They are yours: let my father come,' it is forbidden. What is the reason? Because the banquet proves his intention.

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