Commentary for Pesachim 24:18

אלא אחד אומר קודם הנץ החמה ואחד אומר בתוך הנץ החמה עדותן בטילה הא נמי פשיטא מהו דתימא תרוייהו חדא מילתא קאמרי והא דקאמר

This is what he informs us: the answers which we gave are [correct] answers, and you need not say that it is dependent on Tannaim.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For though the views of R. Meir and R. Judah are apparently self-contradictory, they have been reconciled. R. Ashi informs us that it is unnecessary to assume that they actually represent irreconcilable opinions. there being a controversy of Tannaim as to the views of R. Meir and R. Judah.');">²⁵</span> R'Simi B'Ashi said: They learned this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That a margin of error, perhaps up to nearly three hours, is allowed in testimony.');">²⁶</span> only in respect of hours;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., when the witnesses state the hour of the day.');">²⁷</span> but if one testified [that the crime was committed] before sunrise and the others testified, after sunrise, their testimony is void. That is obvious? - Rather [say] if one testified [that it was] during sunrise, their testimony is void. That too is obvious? You might say, Both testified to the same thing, while he who said [that it was]

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