Commentary for Rosh Hashanah 50:14

ראוהו בית דין יעמדו שנים ויעידו בפניהם ואמאי לא תהא שמיעה גדולה מראייה

- What it means is, 'Or if the witnesses had been tested and there was no time left to say "sanctified" before it grew dark, then the month must be prolonged'. But when once it has been stated if IT GREW DARK THEN THE MONTH IS PROLONGED, why should the testing of the witnesses be mentioned at all?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since this case can be inferred a fortiori from the previous one.');">¹⁷</span>

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