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ומאן דמתני לה אסיפא – הכא הוא דאיכא דררא דממונא, אבל התם דליכא דררא דממונא – לא.
But the one who teaches it in reference to the latter clause maintains that specifically here, in this case, an oath of inducement is administered to the defendant, as he admits that there is a matter of financial association between them; but there, in the case of the first clause, where the defendant maintains that the claim is baseless, and there is no matter of financial association between them, the court does not administer to him an oath of inducement.
מאי איכא בין שבועה דאורייתא לשבועה דרבנן? איכא בינייהו מיפך שבועה – בדאורייתא לא מפכינן שבועה, בדרבנן מפכינן.
§ The Talmud asks: Practically speaking, what difference is there between an oath administered by Torah law and an oath administered by rabbinic law, i.e., an oath of inducement? The Talmud answers: The practical difference between them is with regard to the transfer of an oath to the other party. In a case where the defendant suggests that instead of taking an oath himself, the claimant should take an oath and collect that which he claims, if the oath is administered by Torah law, we do not transfer the oath to the claimant; the defendant must either take an oath himself or pay. If the oath is administered by rabbinic law, we do transfer the oath.
ולמר בר רב אשי, דאמר בדאורייתא נמי מפכינן שבועה – מאי איכא בין דאורייתא לדרבנן? איכא בינייהו מיחת לנכסיה – בדאורייתא נחתינן לנכסיה, בדרבנן לא נחתינן לנכסיה.
The Talmud asks: And according to Mar bar Rav Ashi, who says that we transfer an oath that is administered by Torah law as well, what difference is there between an oath administered by Torah law and an oath administered by rabbinic law? The Talmud answers: The practical difference between them is with regard to whether or not the court enters the property of the defendant to collect payment if he refuses to take an oath. With regard to an oath administered by Torah law, we enter his property, and with regard to an oath administered by rabbinic law, we do not enter his property.