## Bava Batra Daf 107a

###### Bava Batra 107a:1
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הָתָם, עֲבוּד רַבָּנַן מִילְּתָא דְּנִיחָא לֵיהּ לְמוֹכֵר וְנִיחָא לֵיהּ לְלוֹקֵחַ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: The cases cannot be compared because **there,** in the case of the sale of grain, **the Sages instituted a matter that is suitable for the seller and** also **suitable for the buyer.** Since the price of grain fluctuates, neither party wants the sale to be considered complete until the last *se’a* is measured out, so that they each are able to renege on the sale should the price rise or fall. This reasoning does not apply in cases of division of property.


###### Bava Batra 107a:2
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אִיתְּמַר: אַחִין שֶׁחָלְקוּ, וּבָא בַּעַל חוֹב וְנָטַל חֶלְקוֹ שֶׁל אֶחָד מֵהֶן; רַב אָמַר: בָּטְלָה מַחְלוֹקֶת. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: וִיתֵּר. וְרַב אַסִּי אָמַר: נוֹטֵל רְבִיעַ בְּקַרְקַע וּרְבִיעַ בְּמָעוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **It was stated** that the *amora’im* disagreed about another related matter: If **two brothers divided** their father’s estate between them, **and** then their father’s **creditor came and took the portion of one of them** as repayment for the father’s debt, **Rav says: The** original **division** of the property **is void,** and the brothers must now redivide the remaining assets. **Shmuel says:** Each brother, upon receiving his portion, **has foregone** his right to be reimbursed if his portion is lost. **Rav Asi says:** The brother whose portion was seized is entitled to half the remaining inheritance: **He takes one-quarter in land and one-quarter in money.**


###### Bava Batra 107a:3
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רַב אָמַר: בָּטְלָה מַחְלוֹקֶת – קָא סָבַר: הָאַחִין שֶׁחָלְקוּ, יוֹרְשִׁין הֵן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains the rationale for each opinion: **Rav says** that **the** original **division** of the property **is void.** This is because **he holds that brothers who divided** property received as an inheritance **are** still considered to be **heirs** with regard to the inheritance as if they never divided the property, so that they continue to share joint responsibility for their father’s debts. Therefore, if a creditor seizes the portion received by one of them, it is as if he repaid the debt on behalf of all the heirs. Accordingly, they must once again divide the remaining property between them.


###### Bava Batra 107a:4
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וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: וִיתֵּר – קָא סָבַר: הָאַחִין שֶׁחָלְקוּ לָקוֹחוֹת הָווּ, וּכְלוֹקֵחַ שֶׁלֹּא בְּאַחְרָיוּת דָּמֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel says** that each brother, upon receiving his portion, **has foregone** his right to be reimbursed if his portion is lost, **as he holds** that **brothers who divided** property received as an inheritance **are** considered as **purchasers** from each other. **And** each one is considered **like a purchaser** who bought his portion **without a guarantee** that if the field is seized in payment of a debt, the seller will compensate the buyer for his loss. Accordingly, the brother whose portion of the estate was seized by the creditor has no claim against the brother whose portion remained untouched.


###### Bava Batra 107a:5
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רַב אַסִּי – מְסַפְּקָא לֵיהּ אִי יוֹרְשִׁין הָווּ אִי לָקוֹחוֹת הָווּ, הִלְכָּךְ נוֹטֵל רְבִיעַ בְּקַרְקַע וּרְבִיעַ בְּמָעוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Asi is uncertain whether** brothers who divided property received as an inheritance **are** still considered to be **heirs or are** considered to be like **purchasers** who bought their property with a guarantee of compensation should the property be repossessed. **Therefore,** the brother whose portion was seized by the creditor is entitled to half the remaining inheritance, and **he takes one-quarter in land** like an heir **and one-quarter** he receives **in money,** like a purchaser with a guarantee, who is compensated with money for his loss.


###### Bava Batra 107a:6
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אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: הִלְכְתָא בְּכׇל הָנֵי שְׁמַעְתָּתָא – מְקַמְּצִין. אַמֵּימָר אָמַר: בָּטְלָה מַחְלוֹקֶת. וְהִלְכְתָא: בָּטְלָה מַחְלוֹקֶת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa says: The *halakha* in all** the cases dealt with in **these statements** recording disagreements between Rav and Shmuel is that the brothers must each **take off a share** from their portion in accordance with the opinion of Shmuel. Rather, any brother currently in possession of his portion must give part of it to his brother who lacks a portion, so that in the end they have equal shares. **Ameimar says:** The *halakha* in all of these cases is that **the** original **division** of the property **is void,** in accordance with the opinion of Rav. The Gemara concludes: **The *halakha* is** in fact that **the** original **division** of the property **is void,** in accordance with the opinion of Rav.


###### Bava Batra 107a:7
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שְׁלֹשָׁה שֶׁיָּרְדוּ לָשׁוּם – אֶחָד אוֹמֵר בְּמָנֶה, וּשְׁנַיִם אוֹמְרִים בְּמָאתַיִם; אֶחָד אוֹמֵר בְּמָאתַיִם, וּשְׁנַיִם אוֹמְרִים בְּמָנֶה – בָּטֵל יָחִיד בְּמִיעוּטוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught** in a *baraita* (*Tosefta*, *Ketubot* 11:2): In a case of **three** experts **who went down to assess** a certain property in order to determine the amount to be collected from it for repayment of a debt, and **one says** it is worth **one hundred dinars, and** the other **two say** it is worth **two hundred,** or **one says** it is worth **two hundred** dinars **and** the other **two say** it is worth **one hundred,** the assessment of **the single** expert **is nullified, since** his is **the minority** opinion, and the assessment of the two others is accepted.


###### Bava Batra 107a:8
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אֶחָד אוֹמֵר בְּמָנֶה, וְאֶחָד אוֹמֵר בְּעֶשְׂרִים, וְאֶחָד אוֹמֵר בִּשְׁלֹשִׁים – נִדּוֹן בְּמָנֶה. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בְּרַבִּי צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר: נִדּוֹן בְּתִשְׁעִים. אֲחֵרִים אוֹמְרִים: עוֹשִׂין שׁוּמָא בֵּינֵיהֶן, וּמְשַׁלְּשִׁין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If **one says** the property is worth **one hundred dinars, and another says** it is worth **twenty** *sela*, which is equivalent to eighty dinars, since four dinars equal a *sela*, **and** yet **another says** it is worth **thirty** *sela*, which is equivalent to one hundred and twenty dinars, **it is assessed at one hundred dinars,** which is the average of the assessments, as it is equivalent to twenty-five *sela*. **Rabbi Eliezer, son of Rabbi Tzadok, says: It is assessed at ninety** dinars, as will be explained below. ***Aḥerim* say: An appraisal** is **performed** of the sum **between** the two most extreme assessments **and** then **divided by three.** This sum is then added to the lowest assessment.


###### Bava Batra 107a:9
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מַאן דְּאָמַר נִדּוֹן בְּמָנֶה – מִילְּתָא מְצִיעֲתָא. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בְּרַבִּי צָדוֹק אוֹמֵר: נִדּוֹן בְּתִשְׁעִים – קָא סָבַר: הָא אַרְעָא –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara clarifies the various opinions: **The one who says** that the property **is assessed at one hundred dinars** holds that **the middle** of the two extreme assessments is followed. **Rabbi Eliezer, son of Rabbi Tzadok, says** that **it is assessed at ninety** dinars because **he holds that this land**