## Bava Batra Daf 153a

###### Bava Batra 153a:1
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סְבוּר מִינֵּיהּ, הָנֵי מִילֵּי לְאַחֵר, אֲבָל לְעַצְמוֹ – לֹא; אֲמַר לְהוּ רַב חִסְדָּא: כִּי אֲתָא רַב הוּנָא מִכּוּפְרִי, פָּירְשַׁהּ: בֵּין לְעַצְמוֹ בֵּין לַאֲחֵרִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav’s disciples **understood from this** that **this statement** applies only when the person on his deathbed wishes to retract his gift and transfer it **to another. But** if he recovers and wishes to retract the gift and retain it **for himself,** Shmuel’s statement **does not** apply. **Rav Ḥisda said to them: When Rav Huna came from Kufrei, he explained** that Shmuel’s statement applies **both** to retaining the property **for himself and** to transferring it **to others.**


###### Bava Batra 153a:2
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הָהוּא דִּקְנוֹ מִינֵּיהּ, אֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב הוּנָא, אָמַר: מַאי אֶיעְבֵּיד לָךְ, דְּלָא אַקְנֵית כִּדְמַקְנוּ אִינָשֵׁי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: There was **a certain** person on his deathbed who wrote a deed of transfer granting his property to another, and **it was acquired from him** by means of an act of acquisition. He subsequently recovered and wanted to retract the gift, and **he came before Rav Huna.** Rav Huna **said** to him: **What can I do for you?** You cannot retract the gift, **as you did not transfer** the gift **in the manner that people** on their deathbed **transfer** ownership of gifts, and you enhanced the legal power of the recipient by performing an act of acquisition.


###### Bava Batra 153a:3
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הָהִיא מַתַּנְתָּא דַּהֲוָה כָּתוּב בָּהּ ״בַּחַיִּים וּבַמָּוֶת״ – רַב אָמַר: הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת שְׁכִיב מְרַע. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת בָּרִיא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara relates: There was a deed pertaining to **a certain gift** of a person on his deathbed, **in which it was written** that the gift is given both **in life and in death.** In such a case, **Rav says: It is like** the **gift of a person on his deathbed,** and if he recovers he can retract it. **And Shmuel says: It is like** the **gift of a healthy person,** and he cannot retract it.


###### Bava Batra 153a:4
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רַב אָמַר הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת שְׁכִיב מְרַע – מִדִּכְתִיב בָּהּ ״בַּמָּוֶת״, אַחַר מִיתָה קָאָמַר לֵיהּ; וְהַאי דִּכְתִיב ״בַּחַיִּים״ – סִימָן בְּעָלְמָא, דְּחָיֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: **Rav says: It is like** the **gift of a person on his deathbed.** This can be inferred **from** the fact **that it is written in** the deed that the gift is given **in death.** This means that the giver **is saying to him** that the gift should take effect **after** his **death, and that which is written** in the deed, that the gift is given **in life,** is **merely** an auspicious **omen,** expressing hope **that** the giver **will live.**


###### Bava Batra 153a:5
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וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר הֲרֵי הִיא כְּמַתְּנַת בָּרִיא – מִדִּכְתִיב בָּהּ ״בַּחַיִּים״, מֵחַיִּים קָאָמַר; וְהַאי דִּכְתַב ״וּבַמָּוֶת״ – כְּמַאן דְּאָמַר ״מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם״. אָמְרִי נְהַרְדָּעֵי: הִלְכְתָא כְּווֹתֵיהּ דְּרַב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel says: It is like** the **gift of a healthy person.** This can be inferred **from** the fact **that it is written in** the deed that the gift is given **in life.** This means that the giver **is saying** that the gift takes effect **during** his **life,** i.e., immediately. **And that which he wrote,** that the gift is given **in death, is like one who says: From now and for evermore,** i.e., that the gift is not retractable. The Sages **of Neharde’a say: The *halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion **of Rav.**


###### Bava Batra 153a:6
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אָמַר רָבָא: וְאִי כְּתִיב בַּהּ ״מֵחַיִּים״ – קְנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava said: And if it was written in** the deed that the gift is given **during life** and in death, the recipient **acquires** the gift and it cannot be retracted, as this term indicates that the gift takes effect while the giver still lives.


###### Bava Batra 153a:7
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אָמַר אַמֵּימָר: לֵית הִלְכְתָא כְּווֹתֵיהּ דְּרָבָא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב אָשֵׁי לְאַמֵּימָר: פְּשִׁיטָא, דְּהָא אָמְרִי נְהַרְדָּעֵי: הִלְכְתָא כְּווֹתֵיהּ דְּרַב! מַהוּ דְּתֵימָא ״מֵחַיִּים״ – מוֹדֵי רַב; קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ameimar said: The *halakha* is not in accordance with** the opinion **of Rava. Rav Ashi said to Ameimar:** Isn’t that **obvious, as** the Sages **of Neharde’a say** that **the *halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion **of Rav?** Ameimar replied: **Lest you say** that with regard to the term: **During life, Rav concedes** that the giver intends for the gift to take effect immediately, Ameimar **teaches us** that since the giver also mentioned death, he intended the gift as the gift of a person on his deathbed and he can retract it.


###### Bava Batra 153a:8
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הָהוּא דַּאֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב נַחְמָן לִנְהַרְדְּעָא. שַׁדְּרֵיהּ לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַבִּי יִרְמְיָה בַּר אַבָּא לְשׁוּם טַמְיָא, אָמַר: הָכָא אַתְרָא דִשְׁמוּאֵל – הֵיכִי נַעֲבֵיד כְּווֹתֵיהּ דְּרַב!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: There was **a certain** person who wrote in the deed that the gift is given in life and in death. When he recovered he wanted to retract the gift. He **came before Rav Naḥman in Neharde’a.** Rav Naḥman **sent him to** appear **before Rabbi Yirmeya bar Abba in Shum Tamya.** Rav Naḥman **said** in explanation of his actions: **Here,** Neharde’a, **is the place of Shmuel.** Consequently, Shmuel’s rulings should be followed, and therefore **how can we act in accordance with** the opinion **of Rav?**


###### Bava Batra 153a:9
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הָהִיא דַּאֲתַאי לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרָבָא, עֲבַד לַהּ רָבָא כִּשְׁמַעְתֵּיהּ. הֲוָה קָא טָרְדָא לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: There was **a certain** woman who wrote in the deed that the gift is given during life and in death. She **came before Rava. Rava acted with regard to her** case **in accordance with his halakhic** ruling, and he ruled that she cannot retract the gift. She did not accept the ruling, and **she** constantly **troubled him,** saying that he had not judged her case properly.


###### Bava Batra 153a:10
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ לְרַב פָּפָּא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב חָנָן – סָפְרֵיהּ: זִיל כְּתוֹב לַהּ, וּכְתוֹב בָּהּ: ״שׂוֹכֵר עֲלֵיהֶן אוֹ מַטְעָן״. אָמְרָה: לִיטְבַּע אַרְבֵּיהּ! אַטְעוֹיֵי קָא מַטְעֵית לִי! אַמְשִׁינְהוּ לְמָנֵיהּ דְּרָבָא בְּמַיָּא, וַאֲפִילּוּ הָכִי לָא אִיפְּרַק מִטִּיבְעָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rava **said to Rav Pappa, his scribe, son of Rav Ḥanan: Go, write for her** a ruling in her favor, **and write in** the ruling the phrase: He may **hire** replacements **at their** expense, **or deceive them** to get them to return to work. This is a phrase from the mishna (*Bava Metzia* 75b) that discusses the ruling in the case of one who hired laborers to perform a task that cannot be delayed, and they quit. Rava intended this phrase to indicate to the court that the ruling was merely a ruse in order to persuade the woman to leave. The woman understood the ruse. **She said: May his ship sink; you are deceiving me. Rava had his clothes immersed in water** so that the curse should be fulfilled in this alternative manner, **but even so he was not saved from** the **sinking** of his ship.


###### Bava Batra 153a:11
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**מַתְנִי׳** לֹא כָּתַב בָּהּ שְׁכִיב מְרַע, הוּא אוֹמֵר ״שְׁכִיב מְרַע הָיִיתִי״, וְהֵן אוֹמְרִים ״בָּרִיא הָיִיתָ״ – צָרִיךְ לְהָבִיא רְאָיָה שֶׁשְּׁכִיב מְרַע הָיָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: הַמּוֹצִיא מֵחֲבֵרוֹ – עָלָיו הָרְאָיָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** If one **did not write in** the deed that he was **on his deathbed,** and he then recovered and wished to retract the gift, and **he says: I was on my deathbed,** and since I recovered, I can retract the gift, **but** the recipients **say: You were healthy,** and the gift cannot be retracted, the giver **must bring proof that he was on his deathbed** in order to retract the gift. This is **the statement of Rabbi Meir. And the Rabbis say: The burden of proof rests upon the claimant,** and since the property is in the possession of the giver, the recipients must bring proof that they have the right to receive it.


###### Bava Batra 153a:12
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**גְּמָ׳** הָהוּא מַתַּנְתָּא דַּהֲוָה כְּתִב בַּהּ: ״כַּד הֲוָה קְצִיר וּרְמֵי בְּעַרְסֵיהּ״; וְלָא כְּתַב בָּהּ: ״וּמִגּוֹ מַרְעֵיהּ אִיפְּטַר לְבֵית עוֹלָמֵיהּ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** There was a deed pertaining to **a certain gift** of a person on his deathbed, **in which it was written** that the gift was bestowed **when** the giver **was sick and lying in his bed, but** the continuation of the standard formula: **And from his sickness he departed to his** eternal **home, was not written in it.** The giver’s heirs claimed that although he was ill when he wrote the deed, he later recovered, and his gift is not valid.