Commentary for Shevuot 6:2

מָנֶה לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אָמַר לוֹ בִּפְנֵי עֵדִים הֵן. לְמָחָר אָמַר לוֹ תְּנֵהוּ לִי. נְתַתִּיו לָךְ, פָּטוּר. אֵין לְךָ בְיָדִי, חַיָּב. מָנֶה לִי בְיָדֶךָ, אָמַר לוֹ הֵן, אַל תִּתְּנֵהוּ לִי אֶלָּא בְעֵדִים. לְמָחָר אָמַר לוֹ תְּנֵהוּ לִי, נְתַתִּיו לָךְ, חַיָּב, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לִתְּנוֹ לוֹ בְעֵדִים:

"You owe me a litra (a pound) of gold — "I owe you only a litra of silver," he is exempt (from an oath), [the admission not being of the "kind" of the claim.] "You owe me a dinar of gold" — "I owe you only a dinar of silver," or "a pondion," or "a p'rutah," he is liable, for all are a kind of coin. "You owe me a kor of produce" — "I owe you only a lethech [a half-kor, fifteen sa'ah] of pulse," he is not liable. "You owe me a kor of fruits" — "I owe you only a lethech of pulse," he is liable, for pulse is included in "fruits." If he claimed wheat and the other admitted barley, he is exempt. R. Gamliel says that he is liable. If he claimed jugs [full of] oil, and the other admitted [empty] vessels — Admon says: Since he admitted part of the claim, he swears. [For it is like one's claiming wheat and barley, and the other admitting one of them. The halachah is in accordance with Admon, but it is not in accordance with R. Gamliel, who rules that there is liability with a claim of wheat and an admission of barley.] The sages say that the admission is not of the "kind" of the claim. R. Gamliel said: "I see (i.e., concur with) the words of Admon." If he claimed vessels and land, and the other admitted vessels and denied land, (or he admitted) land and denied vessels, he is exempt[from a Torah mandated oath. (He swears) neither for land nor for vessels, admission of land not making one subject to an oath, no oath being mandated for land.] If he admitted some land, he is exempt. If he admitted some vessels, [there being admission and denial without land], he is liable [to swear also for the land, through a gilgul shvuah (a "rolled on" oath)], unbound property "carrying along" bound property for oath liability.

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