Commentary for Shevuot 61:18

ר' מאיר סבר דון מינה ומינה מפקדון מה פקדון מושבע מפי עצמו חייב אף עדות מושבע מפי עצמו חייב ומינה מה פקדון בין בבית דין ובין שלא בבית דין אף עדות בין בבית דין ובין שלא בבית דין

and Samuel said it refers to one who buys a field about which there are disputes.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The title of which is disputed; this man buys it, relying on his strength to resist other claimants.');">¹⁸</span> AND IT APPLIES ONLY TO THOSE LIABLE TO BEAR WITNESS, etc. What does this exclude? - R'Papa said, it excludes a king;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Thou shalt set a king over thee (Deut. XVII, 15) ; he must be respected, and it is therefore not seemly that he should stand as a witness before the Judge; and since he cannot be a witness (Sanh. 18a) , the oath of testimony does not apply.');">¹⁹</span>

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