## Bava Batra Daf 147b

###### Bava Batra 147b:1
[Bava Batra 147b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/147b:1)

לִתְפִלָּתוֹ שֶׁל כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: The difference is **with regard to the prayer of the High Priest,** who would pray on Yom Kippur for beneficial weather, and this knowledge enabled him to formulate his prayers accordingly.


###### Bava Batra 147b:2
[Bava Batra 147b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/147b:2)

וְרָבָא אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן: מַתְּנַת שְׁכִיב מְרַע מִדְּרַבָּנַן בְּעָלְמָא הִיא, שֶׁמָּא תִּטָּרֵף דַּעְתּוֹ עָלָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara resumes the discussion with regard to the gifts of a person on his deathbed: **And Rava** says that **Rav Naḥman says:** The *halakha* that the **gift of a person on his deathbed** does not require an act of acquisition **is merely by rabbinic law,** and it is instituted **lest** he see that his will is not being carried out and **he lose control of his mind** due to his grief, exacerbating his physical state.


###### Bava Batra 147b:3
[Bava Batra 147b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/147b:3)

וּמִי אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן הָכִי?! וְהָא אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן, אַף עַל גַּב דְּאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הַמּוֹכֵר שְׁטַר חוֹב לַחֲבֵירוֹ, וְחָזַר וּמְחָלוֹ – מָחוּל; וַאֲפִילּוּ יוֹרֵשׁ מוֹחֵל; מוֹדֶה שְׁמוּאֵל שֶׁאִם נְתָנוֹ בְּמַתְּנַת שְׁכִיב מְרַע, דְּאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְמוֹחְלוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And did Rav Naḥman** actually **say this? But doesn’t Rav Naḥman say: Even though Shmuel says** that with regard to **one who sells a promissory note to another and then forgives** the debt, the debt **is forgiven** and the note is nullified, **and even** the **heir** of the creditor can **forgive** the debt, **Shmuel concedes that if** the creditor **gave** the promissory note **as the gift of a person on his deathbed,** his heir **cannot forgive** the debt?


###### Bava Batra 147b:4
[Bava Batra 147b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/147b:4)

אִי אָמְרַתְּ בִּשְׁלָמָא דְּאוֹרָיְיתָא, מִשּׁוּם הָכִי אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִמְחוֹל. אֶלָּא אִי אָמְרַתְּ דְּרַבָּנַן הִיא, אַמַּאי אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִמְחוֹל? אֵינָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה, וַעֲשָׂאוּהָ כְּשֶׁל תּוֹרָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Granted, if you say** that the gift of a person on his deathbed is valid **by Torah law** without an act of acquisition, **due to that** reason the heir **cannot forgive** the debt, as the debt was acquired by another. **But if you say** that **it** is valid **by rabbinic law, why** is the heir **unable to forgive** the debt? The Gemara replies: Rav Naḥman maintains that although this gift **is not** effective **by Torah law,** nevertheless, the Sages **made it** a *halakha* **with** the force **of Torah law.**


###### Bava Batra 147b:5
[Bava Batra 147b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/147b:5)

אָמַר רָבָא אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן: שְׁכִיב מְרַע שֶׁאָמַר ״יָדוּר פְּלוֹנִי בְּבַיִת זֶה״; ״יֹאכַל פְּלוֹנִי פֵּירוֹת דֶּקֶל זֶה״ – לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם, עַד שֶׁיֹּאמַר: ״תְּנוּ בַּיִת זֶה לִפְלוֹנִי וְיָדוּר בּוֹ״; ״תְּנוּ דֶּקֶל זֶה לִפְלוֹנִי וְיֹאכַל פֵּירוֹתָיו״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava says** that **Rav Naḥman says:** With regard to **a person on his deathbed who says: So-and-so shall reside in this house,** or who says: **So-and-so shall eat** the **fruit of this palm tree,** he **has not said anything,** as one cannot give that which is not tangible, such as the right to use property, or the right to consume fruit that has not yet grown. His statement is ineffective **until he says: Give this house to so-and-so and he shall reside there,** or: **Give this palm tree to so-and-so and he shall eat its fruit.**


###### Bava Batra 147b:6
[Bava Batra 147b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/147b:6)

לְמֵימְרָא דְּסָבַר רַב נַחְמָן מִילְּתָא דְּאִיתָא בְּבָרִיא – אִיתָא בִּשְׁכִיב מְרַע, דְלֵיתָא בְּבָרִיא – לֵיתָא בִּשְׁכִיב מְרַע? וְהָא אָמַר רָבָא אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Is this to say that Rav Naḥman maintains** that only **a matter that can be** conferred as a gift **by a healthy person** with an act of acquisition **can be** conferred as a gift **by a person on his deathbed** by means of verbal instruction, but a matter **that cannot be** conferred as a gift **by a healthy person cannot be** conferred as a gift **by a person on his deathbed?** Consequently, a person on his deathbed cannot transfer ownership of an intangible right, just as a healthy person cannot do so. **But doesn’t Rava say** that **Rav Naḥman says:**