## Bava Batra Daf 114a

###### Bava Batra 114a:1
[Bava Batra 114a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/114a:1)

אֲבָל בַּלַּיְלָה, אֲפִילּוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה – כּוֹתְבִין וְאֵין עוֹשִׂין דִּין. מַאי טַעְמָא? דְּהָווּ לְהוּ עֵדִים, וְאֵין עֵד נַעֲשֶׂה דַּיָּין. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אִין, הָכִי נָמֵי קָאָמֵינָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**but** if they came **at night, even** if **three** men came to visit the sick person, **they may write** the will and sign it as witnesses **but they may not act** in **judgment. What is the reason** that they may not act in judgment the next day? It is **because they are** already **witnesses** to the will of the deceased, **and** there is a principle that **a witness cannot become a judge,** i.e., one who acts as a witness in a particular matter cannot become a judge with regard to that same matter? Rabba bar Ḥanina **said to** Abaye: **Yes,** it **is indeed so;** this is what **I was saying.**


###### Bava Batra 114a:2
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אִיתְּמַר: קִנְיָן, עַד אֵימָתַי חוֹזֵר? רַבָּה אָמַר: כׇּל זְמַן שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִין. רַב יוֹסֵף אָמַר: כׇּל זְמַן שֶׁעוֹסְקִין בְּאוֹתוֹ עִנְיָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ After mentioning Rav Yehuda’s ruling the Gemara cites a related dispute. It **was stated:** With regard to **a transaction, until when** may one of the parties **renege** on the transaction? **Rabba says: As long as they are seated** in the same location they may renege on the transaction. **Rav Yosef says: As long as they are dealing with that matter,** i.e., they are still discussing that transaction, they may renege on it.


###### Bava Batra 114a:3
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אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: כְּווֹתִי דִּידִי מִסְתַּבְּרָא, דְּאָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: שְׁלֹשָׁה שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ לְבַקֵּר אֶת הַחוֹלֶה – רָצוּ כּוֹתְבִין, רָצוּ עוֹשִׂין דִּין. וְאִי סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ כׇּל זְמַן שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִין, לֵיחוּשׁ דִּלְמָא הֲדַר בֵּיהּ!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yosef said: It stands to reason in accordance with my opinion, as Rav Yehuda says:** In a case where there were **three** men **who entered** a room **to visit a sick person** and the sick person desires to write a will in order to distribute his property following his death, if the visitors **wish** to do so **they may write** his will and sign it as witnesses. And if **they wish, they may act** in **judgment. And if it enters your mind** that one may renege on a deal **as long as they are seated** in the same location, then **let us be concerned** that **perhaps he will renege on** his decision. How can the visitors act in judgment in a case where the matter has not been resolved, as the sick person may still change his mind?


###### Bava Batra 114a:4
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אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: אַמְרִיתַהּ לִשְׁמַעְתָּא קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב כָּהֲנָא; וּלְרַב יוֹסֵף מִי נִיחָא?! וְלֵיחוּשׁ דִּלְמָא הָדַר בֵּיהּ! אֶלָּא מַאי אִית לָךְ לְמֵימַר – דִּיסְלִיקוּ

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said: I stated this *halakha* before Rav Kahana** and I asked him: **And according to** the opinion of **Rav Yosef, does it work out well? But** even according to his opinion there **should be a concern** that **perhaps he will renege on** his decision, as Rav Yosef holds that one may renege on a transaction as long as the two parties are still dealing with that matter. **Rather, what have you to say?** That according to Rav Yosef, Rav Yehuda’s ruling applies **where they withdrew**