Commentary for Sanhedrin 57:10

ורבנן האי לא אויב לו ולא מבקש רעתו מאי דרשי ביה

Here we find[the exclusion of] an enemy. Whence is deduced [the exclusion of] a friend?— Read [these texts] thus: And he was not his enemy, nor his friend, —then he may give evidence, neither sought his harm, nor his good, — thenhe may be his judge. Is then 'his friend' actuallystated?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely it is inadmissible to deduce a law by adding to the text! ');">⁹</span>

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