ב אמר ליה רב נחמן אילו הוו קמן ומכחישין להו הוה הכחשה ולא הוה משגיחין בהו דהוי לה עדות מוכחשת השתא דליתנהו דאילו הוו לקמן דלמא הוו מודו להו מהימני
2 Nahman said to him: If they had been before us and [the other two witnesses] had contradicted them, it would have been a contradiction, and we would not have paid any attention to them, because it is a contradicted testimony. Now that they are not here, and perhaps if they had been before us, they might [even] have admitted to them, why should they be believed?