Commentary for Shevuot 70:1
במי שהוא רחום קאמר
by Him who is Merciful'. Raba said to him: If so, BY HEAVEN AND EARTH also [let us say] it means; 'By Him to whom heaven and earth belong'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why does the Mishnah say it is not a proper adjuration, and they are exempt? ktw vh');"><sup>1</sup></span> - That is no question! There, since there is nothing else which is called Merciful and Gracious, it is clear that he means, 'By Him who is Gracious', 'By Him who is Merciful'; but here, since there are heaven and earth, he means, 'By heaven and earth'.
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