## Bava Batra Daf 100a

###### Bava Batra 100a:1
[Bava Batra 100a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:1)

רַב אָשֵׁי אָמַר: כׇּל מִן הַצַּד – דֶּרֶךְ עֲקַלָּתוֹן הִיא; קְרוֹבָה לָזֶה, וּרְחוֹקָה לָזֶה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said: Any** alternative path **on the side** of the original path **is** considered **a circuitous route,** as it is **close for this** person **and it is far for that** person. While some will benefit from the change, it will be detrimental to others. Therefore, one may never exchange a public path for an alternative path.


###### Bava Batra 100a:2
[Bava Batra 100a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:2)

וְלֵימָא לְהוּ: שִׁקְלוּ דִּידְכוּ וְהַבוּ לִי דִּידִי! הָא מַנִּי – רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר הִיא. דְּתַנְיָא, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר: רַבִּים שֶׁבֵּרְרוּ דֶּרֶךְ לְעַצְמָם, מַה שֶּׁבֵּרְרוּ בֵּרְרוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches that if a field owner provides an alternative thoroughfare through his field for the public to use, the public may use both thoroughfares. The Gemara suggests: **But let him say to them: Take your** original thoroughfare back **and give me my** thoroughfare that I provided you. The Gemara answers: In accordance with **whose** opinion **is this** mishna? It **is** in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Eliezer, as it is taught** in a *baraita* that **Rabbi Yehuda says in the name of Rabbi Eliezer:** If the **public selected a thoroughfare** through a privately owned field **for themselves** even without gaining the permission of the field owner, **that which they selected, they selected,** and they have the right to use it.


###### Bava Batra 100a:3
[Bava Batra 100a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:3)

לְרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר – רַבִּים גַּזְלָנִים נִינְהוּ?! אָמַר רַב גִּידֵּל אָמַר רַב: כְּגוֹן שֶׁאָבְדָה לָהֶן דֶּרֶךְ בְּאוֹתָהּ שָׂדֶה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **According to** the opinion of **Rabbi Eliezer, are** the members of the **public** entitled to be **robbers?** Why should they be permitted to appropriate land from a private owner? **Rav Giddel said** that **Rav said:** Rabbi Eliezer refers only to a case **where** the public **lost a thoroughfare in that field,** e.g., the field was plowed over and the original course of the thoroughfare is not known. In such a case, the public has the right to determine the course anew.


###### Bava Batra 100a:4
[Bava Batra 100a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:4)

אִי הָכִי, אַמַּאי אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר רַב הוּנָא אָמַר רַב: אֵין הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר? מַאן דְּמַתְנֵי הָא לָא מַתְנֵי הָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **If so, why does Rabba bar Rav Huna say** that **Rav says** that the ***halakha*** is **not in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Eliezer?** His reasoning seems valid. The Gemara answers: The **one who teaches this,** i.e., that Rabbi Eliezer is referring to a case where a thoroughfare was lost, **does not teach that,** i.e., that Rav rules against Rabbi Eliezer. There is a dispute as to what Rav said.


###### Bava Batra 100a:5
[Bava Batra 100a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:5)

וְטַעְמָא מַאי? מִשּׁוּם דְּרַב יְהוּדָה – דְּאָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: מֶצֶר שֶׁהֶחֱזִיקוּ בּוֹ רַבִּים – אָסוּר לְקַלְקְלוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And** according to Rabba bar Rav Huna, **what is the reason** the field owner cannot reclaim the alternative thoroughfare that he gave to the public? The Gemara answers: It is **due to** the statement **of Rav Yehuda, as Rav Yehuda says:** With regard to a strip of land that serves as **a border** between two strips of land **that the public took possession of** as a public thoroughfare, **it is prohibited to destroy it** for them, i.e., prevent people from using it. Accordingly, in the case of the mishna, where the field owner actually provided the public with a thoroughfare, he may certainly not take it back.


###### Bava Batra 100a:6
[Bava Batra 100a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:6)

וְרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר – רַבִּים בְּמַאי קָנוּ לֵיהּ? בְּהִילּוּכָא. דְּתַנְיָא: הִלֵּךְ בָּהּ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ – קָנָה מְקוֹם הִילּוּכוֹ, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: אֵין הִילּוּךְ מוֹעִיל כְּלוּם, עַד שֶׁיַּחְזִיק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And** according to **Rabbi Eliezer, through what** means **does the public acquire** the thoroughfare they choose? The Gemara answers: **By** means of **walking** on the thoroughfare, **as it is taught** in a *baraita*: If **one walked along** a field’s **length and its breadth, he has acquired the area** inside **where he walked,** as walking is an effective act of acquisition; this is **the statement of Rabbi Eliezer. And the Rabbis say** that by itself, **walking is not** effective **at all** to acquire a field, and it is not acquired **until he takes possession** of it using a legal act of acquisition.


###### Bava Batra 100a:7
[Bava Batra 100a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:7)

אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, מַאי טַעְמָא דְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר? דִּכְתִיב: ״קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ, כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה״. וְרַבָּנַן – הָתָם מִשּׁוּם חַבִּיבוּתָא דְאַבְרָהָם הוּא דְּקָאָמַר לֵיהּ הָכִי, כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּהֵא נוֹחַ לִכְבּוֹשׁ לִפְנֵי בָנָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Elazar said: What is the reasoning of Rabbi Eliezer? As it is written** that after God promised Abraham Eretz Yisrael, He instructed him: **“Arise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth; for I will give it to you”** (Genesis 13:17), in order that Abraham should thereby acquire the land. **And the Rabbis,** how do they interpret this verse? They hold that **there,** in Genesis, it was **due to** God’s **love of Abraham that he said to him** to do **this, in order that it would be easy for his descendants to conquer** the land. His walking was to demonstrate the divine promise and thereby emphasize his descendants’ claim to the land, but it did not effect acquisition of it.


###### Bava Batra 100a:8
[Bava Batra 100a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:8)

אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי חֲנִינָא: מוֹדִים חֲכָמִים לְרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁל כְּרָמִים, הוֹאִיל וְנַעֲשָׂה לְהִילּוּךְ – נִקְנֶה בְּהִילּוּךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Ḥanina, says: The Rabbis concede to Rabbi Eliezer with regard to a path** that passes **through vineyards** that **since** the path **is made** only **for walking** on it, **it can be acquired by** means of **walking** on it.


###### Bava Batra 100a:9
[Bava Batra 100a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:9)

כִּי אֲתוֹ לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב יִצְחָק בַּר אַמֵּי, אֲמַר לְהוּ: הַבוּ לֵיהּ כִּי הֵיכִי דְּדָרֵי טוּנָא דִשְׁבִישָׁתָא וְהָדַר. וְלָא אֲמַרַן אֶלָּא דִּמְסַיְּימִין מְחִיצָתָא, אֲבָל לָא מְסַיְּימִין מְחִיצָתָא – כִּי הֵיכִי דְּשָׁקֵיל כַּרְעָא וּמַנַּח כַּרְעָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates an incident involving the allocation of a path through a vineyard: **When** people **came before Rav Yitzḥak bar Ami** for judgment with regard to the width of a path through a vineyard that someone had purchased, **he said to them: Give him** a path wide enough **so that one can carry a load [*tuna*] of vine branches [*dishvishta*]** along it **and** is able to **turn around** while holding them. The Gemara comments: **And we said** this **only** in a case **where** the sides of the path **are bounded by a fence,** which would physically prevent a person from carrying a load of vine branches that are wider than the path, and therefore, if necessary, the path must be widened by breaking down the fence. **But** where the sides **are not bound by a fence,** a person carrying a load of vine branches will not be prevented from passing along it. Consequently, he needs only to be given a path wide enough **so that he can lift up** one **foot and place** it in front of the other **foot.**


###### Bava Batra 100a:10
[Bava Batra 100a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:10)

דֶּרֶךְ הַיָּחִיד אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת. תָּנָא, אֲחֵרִים אוֹמְרִים: כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲבוֹר חֲמוֹר בְּמַשָּׂאוֹ. אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: הֲלָכָה כַּאֲחֵרִים. וְתַנְיָא אִידַּךְ, דַּיָּינֵי גוֹלָה אוֹמְרִים: שְׁנֵי גַמָּדִים וּמֶחֱצָה. וְאָמַר רַב הוּנָא: הֲלָכָה כְּדַיָּינֵי גוֹלָה. וְהָאָמַר רַב הוּנָא: הֲלָכָה כַּאֲחֵרִים! אִידֵּי וְאִידֵּי חַד שִׁיעוּרָא הוּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: The standard width of **a private path** is **four cubits. It is taught** in a *baraita*: ***Aḥerim* say:** A private path is wide enough **so that a donkey can pass on** it **with his load. Rav Huna says:** The ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of ***Aḥerim*. And it is taught** in **another** *baraita*: **The judges of the exile say** that the standard width is **two and a half cubits. And Rav Huna says:** The ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of the **judges of the exile.** The Gemara asks: **But doesn’t Rav Huna say:** The ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of ***Aḥerim*?** The Gemara resolves the contradiction: **This** definition **and that** definition **are one** and the same **measure.**


###### Bava Batra 100a:11
[Bava Batra 100a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/100a:11)

דֶּרֶךְ הָרַבִּים שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: דֶּרֶךְ הַיָּחִיד – אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת. דֶּרֶךְ מֵעִיר לְעִיר – שְׁמוֹנֶה אַמּוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna teaches: The standard width of **a public thoroughfare** is **sixteen cubits. The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: The standard width of **a private path** is **four cubits.** The standard width of **a road** that goes **from city to city** is **eight cubits.**