Reference for Bava Kamma 147:18

אלא סיפא למה לי שלש כיתות שהרי העבד אומר כן

is perfectly natural as the slave would surely say anything, being satisfied at the prospect of going free?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How much the more so in this case where the evidence of the witnesses is completely for the benefit of the slave. ');">¹⁷</span>

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