Commentary for Shevuot 96:9

ההוא דיינא דעבד כרבי אלעזר הוה צורבא מרבנן במתיה אמר ליה אייתינה איגרתא ממערבא דלית הלכתא כרבי אלעזר אמר ליה לכי תייתי אתא לקמיה דרב חמא א"ל האי דיינא דעבד כרבי אלעזר עבד:

There was a certain man who died, and left a brother,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The lender died childless, and left a brother as his heir; the borrower had previously died, leaving children. The lender's brother now claims from the borrower's children.');">¹³</span> Rami B'Hama thought of saying this is also a case where [the principle] 'we should not add to it' applies.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But that the brother should be allowed to take an oath and exact payment from the borrower's heirs, for Rab and Samuel said only the children of the lender could not take the oath in such circumstances. Let us not add the reservation also in regard to the brother of the lender,');">¹⁴</span>

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