Commentary for Sanhedrin 68:18
דילמא דין נחלות קאמרת דתניא (במדבר כז, יא) והיתה לבני ישראל לחקת משפט אורעה כל הפרשה כולה להיות דין
Did not R. Johanan himself say, The <i>halachah</i> is as [every] anonymous Mishnah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A Mishnah that is taught without mention of its author, or of any conflict of opinions that exists regarding it. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> and we learnt: He who is qualified to judge is qualified to testify; some, however, are qualified to testify but not to judge. Whereon R. Johanan said: This is to admit [as witness] one who is blind of one eye?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not as judge, so coinciding with R. Meir's opinion stated above, (v. p. 218 nn. 5 and 7). ');"><sup>34</sup></span>
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