## Bava Batra Daf 152a

###### Bava Batra 152a:1
[Bava Batra 152a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/152a:1)

אִיתְּמַר: מַתְּנַת שְׁכִיב מְרַע שֶׁכָּתוּב בָּהּ קִנְיָן – בֵּי רַב מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַב אָמְרִי: אַרְכְּבֵיהּ אַתְּרֵי רִיכְשֵׁי. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: לָא יָדַעְנָא מַאי אֵדוּן בַּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **It was stated** that the *amora’im* disagreed with regard to a deed pertaining to the **gift of a person on his deathbed in which** it **is written** that an act of **acquisition** was also performed. In **the study hall of Rav they say in the name of Rav:** The person on his deathbed **caused** the recipient **to mount two steeds,** i.e., he strengthened the validity of his gift in two different ways. **And Shmuel said: I do not know what I should rule with regard to this** gift, as it may not be a valid gift.


###### Bava Batra 152a:2
[Bava Batra 152a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/152a:2)

בֵּי רַב מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַב אָמְרִי: אַרְכְּבֵיהּ אַתְּרֵי רִיכְשֵׁי – הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת בָּרִיא, הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת שְׁכִיב מְרַע; הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת בָּרִיא – שֶׁאִם עָמַד אֵינוֹ חוֹזֵר, הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת שְׁכִיב מְרַע – שֶׁאִם אָמַר הַלְוָאָתוֹ לִפְלוֹנִי, הַלְוָאָתוֹ לִפְלוֹנִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: In **the study hall of Rav they say in the name of Rav** that **he caused him to mount two steeds.** On the one hand, **it is like** the **gift of a healthy person,** but on the other hand, **it is like** the **gift of a person on his deathbed. It is like** the **gift of a healthy person, as, if he recovers he cannot retract** the gift, because an act of acquisition was performed. **It is like** the **gift of a person on his deathbed, as, if he said** that the **loan** owed to **him** should be given **to so-and-so,** the **loan** owed to **him** is acquired **by so-and-so,** whereas a healthy person cannot transfer his right to collect a debt except in the presence of all three parties.


###### Bava Batra 152a:3
[Bava Batra 152a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/152a:3)

וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: לָא יָדַעְנָא מַאי אֵדוּן בַּהּ – שֶׁמָּא לֹא גָּמַר לְהַקְנוֹתוֹ אֶלָּא בִּשְׁטָר, וְאֵין שְׁטָר לְאַחַר מִיתָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel said: I do not know what I should rule with regard to this** gift. **Perhaps** the fact that an act of acquisition was performed indicates that **he resolved to transfer it** to him **only with a deed.** The gift of a person on his deathbed takes effect only after he dies, **and a deed is not** effective if it is delivered **after** the **death** of the owner.


###### Bava Batra 152a:4
[Bava Batra 152a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/152a:4)

וּרְמִי דְּרַב אַדְּרַב, וְדִשְׁמוּאֵל אַדִּשְׁמוּאֵל – דִּשְׁלַח רָבִין מִשְּׁמֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי אֲבָהוּ: הֱווֹ יָדְעִי שֶׁשָּׁלַח רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר לַגּוֹלָה מִשּׁוּם רַבֵּינוּ, שְׁכִיב מְרַע שֶׁאָמַר: ״כִּתְבוּ וּתְנוּ מָנֶה לִפְלוֹנִי״, וּמֵת – אֵין כּוֹתְבִין וְנוֹתְנִין; שֶׁמָּא לֹא גָּמַר לְהַקְנוֹתוֹ אֶלָּא בִּשְׁטָר, וְאֵין שְׁטָר לְאַחַר מִיתָה. וְאָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל, הִלְכְתָא: כּוֹתְבִין וְנוֹתְנִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises a contradiction between** this statement **of Rav and** another statement **of Rav, and between** this statement **of Shmuel and** another statement **of Shmuel.** This is **as Ravin sent in the name of Rabbi Abbahu: You should know that Rabbi Elazar sent** a ruling **to the Diaspora,** i.e., Babylonia, **in the name of our teacher,** Rav: With regard to **a person on his deathbed who says: Write** a deed **and give** with it **one hundred dinars to so-and-so, and** he **died** before the deed was written, **it is not written and given** to that person. The reason for this is that **perhaps he resolved to transfer** the gift to him **only with** the **deed, and a deed is not** effective if it is delivered **after** the **death** of the owner. **And Rav Yehuda says** that **Shmuel says: The *halakha*** is that the deed **is written and given** to the recipient.


###### Bava Batra 152a:5
[Bava Batra 152a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/152a:5)

קַשְׁיָא דְּרַב אַדְּרַב, קַשְׁיָא דִּשְׁמוּאֵל אַדִּשְׁמוּאֵל!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara concludes: The first statement **of Rav is difficult,** as it is apparently contradicted **by** the other statement **of Rav,** and the first statement **of Shmuel is difficult,** as it is apparently contradicted **by** the other statement **of Shmuel.**


###### Bava Batra 152a:6
[Bava Batra 152a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/152a:6)

דְּרַב אַדְּרַב לָא קַשְׁיָא – הָא דִּקְנוֹ מִינֵּיהּ, הָא דְּלָא קְנוֹ מִינֵּיהּ. דִּשְׁמוּאֵל אַדִּשְׁמוּאֵל לָא קַשְׁיָא – בִּמְיַפֶּה אֶת כֹּחוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara replies: The apparent contradiction **between** the first statement **of Rav** and the other statement **of Rav** is **not difficult. This** statement, that the gift is valid, is referring to a case **where** the gift **was acquired from** the person on his deathbed by means of an act of acquisition. **That** other statement is referring to a case **where** the gift **was not acquired from him** by means of an act of acquisition, but only by verbal instruction, and therefore the deed is not written after his death. The apparent contradiction **between** the first statement **of Shmuel** and the other statement **of Shmuel** is **not difficult,** as Shmuel’s statement that the deed is written after his death is referring to a case **where** the giver was clearly **enhancing the** legal **power** of the recipient by providing him with a deed, and he was not making the gift contingent upon the delivery of a deed.


###### Bava Batra 152a:7
[Bava Batra 152a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/152a:7)

יָתֵיב רַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק אֲחוֹרֵיהּ דְּרָבָא, וְיָתֵיב רָבָא קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב נַחְמָן קָא בָּעֵי מִינֵּיהּ – מִי אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: שֶׁמָּא לֹא גָּמַר לְהַקְנוֹתוֹ אֶלָּא בִּשְׁטָר, וְאֵין שְׁטָר לְאַחַר מִיתָה? וְהָא אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: שְׁכִיב מְרַע שֶׁכָּתַב כׇּל נְכָסָיו לַאֲחֵרִים, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁקָּנוּ מִיָּדוֹ – עָמַד, חוֹזֵר;

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak was sitting behind Rava, and Rava was sitting before Rav Naḥman,** and Rava **asked** Rav Naḥman: **Did Shmuel** actually **say** that **perhaps** the fact that an act of acquisition was performed indicates that the person on his deathbed **resolved to transfer** ownership of the gift **only with** the **deed, and** therefore the gift is invalid, as **a deed is not** effective if it is delivered **after** the **death** of the owner? **But doesn’t Rav Yehuda say** that **Shmuel says:** With regard to **a person on his deathbed who wrote** a deed granting **all of his property to others, even though** they **performed an act of acquisition,** if **he recovers he can retract** his gift?