## Bava Batra Daf 133b

###### Bava Batra 133b:1
[Bava Batra 133b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/133b:1)

הָהוּא דַּאֲמַר לֵיהּ לְחַבְרֵיהּ: ״נְכָסַי לְךָ, וְאַחֲרֶיךָ לִפְלוֹנִי״, וְרִאשׁוֹן רָאוּי לְיוֹרְשׁוֹ הֲוָה. שָׁכֵיב רִאשׁוֹן, אֲתָא שֵׁנִי קָא תָבַע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
There was **a certain** person **who said to another: My property** is given **to you, and after you, to so-and-so, and the first one was fit to inherit** from **him.** After **the first died, the second came and claimed** the property.


###### Bava Batra 133b:2
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סְבַר רַב עִילִישׁ קַמֵּיהּ דְּרָבָא לְמֵימַר: שֵׁנִי נָמֵי שָׁקֵיל. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: דַּיָּינֵי דַחֲצַצְתָּא הָכִי דָּיְינִי! לָאו הַיְינוּ דִּשְׁלַח רַב אַחָא בַּר רַב עַוְיָא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ilish,** who was **in the presence of Rava, thought to say** that **the second also takes** a share of the property; he divides it with the heirs of the first. Rava **said to him: Judges of compromise,** who as a matter of course divide disputed property between the parties, **rule in this manner.** But **isn’t this** identical to the case concerning **which Rav Aḥa bar Rav Avya sent** a ruling that the second receives nothing?


###### Bava Batra 133b:3
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אִכְּסִיף. קָרֵי עֲלֵיהּ ״אֲנִי ה׳ בְּעִתָּהּ אֲחִישֶׁנָּה״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav Ilish **was embarrassed** by his mistake. To comfort him, Rav **read** the following verse **about him: “I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time”** (Isaiah 60:22), as if to say: It was due to Divine Providence that I was here to correct you before your mistaken ruling was implemented.


###### Bava Batra 133b:4
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**מַתְנִי׳** הַכּוֹתֵב אֶת נְכָסָיו לַאֲחֵרִים וְהִנִּיחַ אֶת בָּנָיו – מַה שֶּׁעָשָׂה עָשׂוּי, אֶלָּא אֵין רוּחַ חֲכָמִים נוֹחָה הֵימֶנּוּ. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: אִם לֹא הָיוּ בָּנָיו נוֹהֲגִים כַּשּׁוּרָה – זָכוּר לַטּוֹב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** With regard to **one who wrote** a document granting **his property to others** as a gift **and left his sons** with nothing, **what he did is done,** i.e., it takes effect; **but the Sages are displeased with him. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: If** he did so because **his sons were not acting properly, he is remembered positively.**


###### Bava Batra 133b:5
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**גְּמָ׳** אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: מִי פְּלִיגִי רַבָּנַן עֲלֵיהּ דְּרַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, אוֹ לָא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **A dilemma was raised before** the Sages: **Do the Rabbis disagree with Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel,** maintaining that depriving one’s children of their inheritance is inappropriate in any event, **or not?**


###### Bava Batra 133b:6
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תָּא שְׁמַע: דְּיוֹסֵף בֶּן יוֹעֶזֶר הָיָה לוֹ בֵּן שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה נוֹהֵג כַּשּׁוּרָה. הֲוָה לֵיהּ עִילִּיתָא דְּדִינָרֵי, קָם אַקְדְּשַׁהּ. אֲזַל נְסֵיב בַּת גָּאדֵיל כְּלִילֵי דְּיַנַּאי מַלְכָּא. אוֹלִידָה דְּבֵיתְהוּ, זַבֵּין לַהּ בִּינִיתָא. קַרְעַהּ, אַשְׁכַּח בָּהּ מַרְגָּלִיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear, as Yosef ben Yo’ezer had a son who was not acting properly.** Yosef ben Yo’ezer **had a vessel [*illiyyata*]** full **of dinars,** and **he arose and consecrated it** to the Temple treasury, depriving his son of his inheritance. His son **went and married the daughter of King Yannai’s crown weaver.** After the son’s **wife gave birth, he bought her a fish [*binita*]. He tore its** stomach open and **found a pearl in it.** He decided to sell it.


###### Bava Batra 133b:7
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אֲמַרָה לֵיהּ: לָא תַּמְטְיַיהּ לְמַלְכָּא, דְּשָׁקְלִי לַהּ מִינָּךְ בִּדְמֵי קַלִּילֵי; זִיל אַמְטְיַיהּ לְגַבֵּי גִּזְבָּרֵי. וְלָא תְּשַׁיְּימַהּ אַתְּ, דַּאֲמִירָתוֹ לְגָבוֹהַּ כִּמְסִירָתוֹ לְהֶדְיוֹט, אֶלָּא לְשַׁיְּימוּהָ אִינְהוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
His wife **said to him: Do not bring it to** the treasury of **the king** to sell it, **as they will take it from you for an insignificant** sum of **money.** Rather, **go bring it to the** Temple **treasurers. And do not appraise it yourself, as declaration to the Most High is equivalent to transfer to an ordinary** person, and if you offer to sell it for an amount less than its worth, you will not be able to change your mind. **Rather, let them appraise it.**


###### Bava Batra 133b:8
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אַמְטְיַיהּ, שָׁמוּהָ בִּתְלֵיסְרֵי עִלִּיָּאתָא דְּדִינָרֵי. אָמְרִי לֵיהּ: שְׁבַע אִיכָּא, שֵׁית לֵיכָּא. אֲמַר לְהוּ: שְׁבַע הַבוּ לִי, שֵׁית הֲרֵי הֵן מוּקְדָּשׁוֹת לַשָּׁמַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**He brought it** to the Temple treasury, and **they appraised it as** having the value of **thirteen vessels [*illiyyata*]** full **of dinars.** The treasurers **said to him: There are seven** *illiyyata* of dinars at our disposal to pay you for the pearl, but **there are not** an additional **six. He said to** the treasurers: **Give me** the **seven** in exchange for the pearl, and as for the additional **six** that you owe me, **they are hereby consecrated to Heaven.**


###### Bava Batra 133b:9
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עָמְדוּ וְכָתְבוּ: יוֹסֵף בֶּן יוֹעֶזֶר הִכְנִיס אַחַת, וּבְנוֹ הִכְנִיס שֵׁשׁ. וְאִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: יוֹסֵף בֶּן יוֹעֶזֶר הִכְנִיס אַחַת, וּבְנוֹ הוֹצִיא שֶׁבַע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The treasurers **arose and wrote: Yosef ben Yo’ezer bestowed one** *illiyyata* to the Temple treasury, **and his son bestowed six. And there are** those **who say** that they wrote: **Yosef ben Yo’ezer bestowed one** *illiyyata* to the Temple treasury, **and his son removed seven,** which he received for the pearl.


###### Bava Batra 133b:10
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מִדְּקָא אָמְרִי ״הִכְנִיס״, מִכְּלָל דְּשַׁפִּיר עֲבַד! אַדְּרַבָּה, מִדְּקָא אָמְרִי ״הוֹצִיא״, מִכְּלָל דְּלָאו שַׁפִּיר עֲבַד! אֶלָּא מֵהָא לֵיכָּא לְמִשְׁמַע מִינַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara infers: **From** the fact **that they said** approvingly that Yosef ben Yo’ezer’s son **bestowed** six, **by inference, he acted well** when he left him out of his inheritance. The Gemara responds: **On the contrary; from** the fact **that** according to the second account, **they said** disparagingly that he **removed** seven, **by inference,** Yosef ben Yo’ezer **did not act well** when he left him out of his inheritance, as he caused money to be removed from the Temple treasury. **Rather, no** inference is **to be learned from this** story with regard to the dilemma as to whether the Rabbis agree with the opinion of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, as the two accounts contradict each other on this matter.


###### Bava Batra 133b:11
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מַאי הָוֵי עֲלַהּ? תָּא שְׁמַע, דַּאֲמַר לֵיהּ שְׁמוּאֵל לְרַב יְהוּדָה: שִׁינָּנָא, לָא תְּיהַוֵּי בֵּי עַבּוֹרֵי אַחְסָנְתָּא; וַאֲפִילּוּ מִבְּרָא בִּישָׁא לִבְרָא טָבָא, וְכׇל שֶׁכֵּן מִבְּרָא לְבַרְתָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What** halakhic conclusion **was** reached **about** this matter? **Come** and **hear, as Shmuel said to Rav Yehuda: *Shinnana*, do not be in a house where inheritance is transferred** away from its rightful heir, **even** if it is transferred **from a wicked son to a good son, and all the more so** if it is transferred **from a son to a daughter.** Evidently, the Rabbis hold that inheritance should not be transferred in any case.


###### Bava Batra 133b:12
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: מַעֲשֶׂה בְּאָדָם אֶחָד שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ בָּנָיו נוֹהֲגִין כַּשּׁוּרָה, עָמַד וְכָתַב נְכָסָיו לְיוֹנָתָן בֶּן עוּזִּיאֵל. מָה עָשָׂה יוֹנָתָן בֶּן עוּזִּיאֵל? מָכַר שְׁלִישׁ, וְהִקְדִּישׁ שְׁלִישׁ, וְהֶחֱזִיר לְבָנָיו שְׁלִישׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught:** There was **an incident involving one man whose children did not act properly. He arose and wrote** a document transferring all **his property to Yonatan ben Uzziel,** one of the Sages, as a gift. **What did Yonatan ben Uzziel do? He sold a third** of the property for his needs, **and consecrated a third** of the property, **and returned** the remaining **third to** the man’s **children.**


###### Bava Batra 133b:13
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בָּא עָלָיו שַׁמַּאי בְּמַקְלוֹ וְתַרְמִילוֹ. אָמַר לוֹ: שַׁמַּאי, אִם אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְהוֹצִיא אֶת מַה שֶּׁמָּכַרְתִּי וּמַה שֶּׁהִקְדַּשְׁתִּי – אַתָּה יָכוֹל לְהוֹצִיא מַה שֶּׁהֶחְזַרְתִּי,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Shammai came to** Yonatan ben Uzziel **with his staff and traveling bag** to protest his giving part of the property to the man’s children against the deceased’s wishes. Yonatan ben Uzziel **said to him: Shammai, if you can repossess** the property **that I sold** from the purchasers **and** the property **that I consecrated** from the Temple treasury, **you can repossess what I returned** to the man’s children as well;