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this is referring to an ordinary document. When the verse states: “And seal them,” this is referring to a tied document. The next phrase, “and call witnesses [veha’ed edim],” which more literally would be translated: And have witnesses bear witness, is interpreted as follows: “And have bear witness
The Talmud questions this explanation: But I can just as well reverse it, requiring two witnesses for a tied document and 3 for an ordinary one. The Talmud answers: Since the tied document requires more to be done with regard to its ties, it stands to reason that it requires more to be done with re
Rafram says that there is a different source for two kinds of documents, from here: “So I took the deed of the purchase, that which was sealed, the terms and conditions, and that which was open” (Jeremiah 32:11). When the verse states: “So I took the deed of the purchase,” this is referring to an or
Rafram continues: With regard to the phrase: “The terms and conditions,” these are the matters that distinguish an ordinary document from a tied one. How so? What are the details that differentiate the two types of documents? This one, the ordinary document, has two witnesses, and that one, the tie
The Talmud questions this explanation: But I can just as well reverse it, requiring two witnesses for a tied document and 3 for an ordinary one. The Talmud answers: Since the tied document requires more to be done with regard to its ties, it stands to reason that it requires more to be done with re