Halakhah for Makkot 16:17

אלא אמר רב אחא בר יעקב כגון שהעיד בו והוזם דכוותיה גבי עבד שהעיד בו והוזם עבד בר עדות הוא אלא אמר רב אחא בריה דרב איקא הכא במאי עסקינן כגון שהכהו הכאה

Rather, Rav Aha son of Yaakov said: It's a case where he [the Israelite] testified against him [the Samaritan that he would be liable for lashing] and he was found guilty of falsely testifying [so whatever punishment he tried to give the Samaritan, he would suffer]. Similarly regarding a slave who testified against [an Israelite that would be punished with lashes] and was found to be a false witness—can a slave even give testimony?! [Therefore, this solution must be wrong because this half of the baraita doesn't make sense]. Rather, Rav Aha son of Rav Ika said: Here is what we are dealing with [where slave and Samaritan are lashed because of Israelite]: a case where he struck him with a wound

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