Quoting%20commentary for Bava Batra 350:4

אמר לו למה אמר לו הרי החונק את אחד בשוק ומצאו חבירו ואמר לו הנח לו [ואני אתן לך] פטור שלא על אמונתו הלוהו אלא איזה הוא ערב שהוא חייב הלוהו ואני נותן לך חייב שכן על אמונתו הלוהו

IN THE STREET,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., using violence against him. ');">⁷</span> AND HIS FRIEND FOUND HIM AND SAID, "LEAVE HIM ALONE AND<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Such a guarantee was offered for the sole purpose of rescuing the debtor from the creditor's violence. It cannot be regarded as a serious guarantee to discharge the debt, since the debt was incurred prior to the guarantee. ');">⁸</span>

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