Commentary for Shevuot 81:3

ולמר בר רב אשי דאמר בדאורייתא נמי מפכינן שבועה מאי איכא בין דאורייתא לדרבנן איכא בינייהו מיחת לנכסיה בדאורייתא נחתינן לנכסיה בדרבנן לא נחתינן לנכסיה

and an oath imposed by the Rabbis?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of a complete denial: R. Nahman's consuetudinary oath.');">⁴</span> - There is this difference; transference of the oath: in the case of an oath imposed by the Torah we do not transfer the oath; but in the case of an oath imposed by the Rabbis we transfer the oath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The rule is that the debtor takes the oath, and is free. If he says to the claimant, 'You take the oath' (being satisfied to pay, if he really takes ,menc vsun the oath) , the Court do not permit this transference of the oath from debtor to creditor in the case of a Torah oath () , but permit it kfv rpuf in the case of a Rabbinic oath ( , where a consuetudinary oath is imposed) .');">⁵</span>

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