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The Gemara asks: And does Shmuel actually agree with ben Nanas ? But doesn’t Shmuel say: Concerning the ruling of the Sages that the landlord and the tenant should divide the intercalated month between them, we are dealing with a case where the landlord came to collect the rent in the middle of the month.
Rather, it must be that Shmuel actually meant to say that this is the statement of ben Nanas, but he, Shmuel, does not agree with him that one should attend to the latter expression.
In fact, he is in agreement with the Sages who maintain that two contradictory expressions create a case of uncertainty.
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