Commentary for Shevuot 85:18

סלע הלויתיך עליו ושקל היה שוה והלה אומר לא כי אלא סלע הלויתני עליו ושלשה דינרים היה שוה חייב

<big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>IF A MAN LENDS [MONEY] TO HIS NEIGHBOUR ON A PLEDGE, AND THE PLEDGE WAS LOST, AND HE SAID TO HIM: 'I LENT YOU A SELA' ON IT, AND IT WAS WORTH A SHEKEL,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Two denarii, so you still owe me two denarii.');">²³</span> AND THE OTHER SAYS: 'NO! YOU LENT ME A SELA' ON IT, AND IT WAS WORTH A SELA',' HE IS EXEMPT.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because he denies the whole; therefore he does not take an oath.');">²⁴</span>

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