## Bava Batra Daf 160a

###### Bava Batra 160a:1
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**גֵּט פָּשׁוּט** – עֵדָיו מִתּוֹכוֹ. מְקוּשָּׁר – עֵדָיו מֵאֲחוֹרָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** In **an ordinary document, its witnesses** are to sign **inside it,** i.e., on the written side of the paper. In a folded and **tied** document, **its witnesses** are to sign **on the back of it.**


###### Bava Batra 160a:2
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פָּשׁוּט – שֶׁכָּתְבוּ עֵדָיו מֵאֲחוֹרָיו, מְקוּשָּׁר – שֶׁכָּתְבוּ עֵדָיו מִתּוֹכוֹ, שְׁנֵיהֶם פְּסוּלִין. רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: מְקוּשָּׁר שֶׁכָּתְבוּ עֵדָיו מִתּוֹכוֹ – כָּשֵׁר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁיָּכוֹל לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ פָּשׁוּט. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: הַכֹּל כְּמִנְהַג הַמְּדִינָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to **an ordinary** document **whose witnesses wrote** their signatures **on the back of it,** and **a tied** document **whose witnesses wrote** their signatures **inside of it, both of these** are **not valid. Rabbi Ḥanina ben Gamliel says: A tied** document **whose witnesses wrote** their signatures **inside of it** is **valid, because one can transform it into an ordinary** document by untying it. **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: Everything** is **in accordance with regional custom.**


###### Bava Batra 160a:3
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גֵּט פָּשׁוּט – עֵדָיו בִּשְׁנַיִם, וּמְקוּשָּׁר – בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה. פָּשׁוּט שֶׁכָּתַב בּוֹ עֵד אֶחָד, וּמְקוּשָּׁר שֶׁכָּתַב בּוֹ שְׁנֵי עֵדִים – שְׁנֵיהֶם פְּסוּלִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**An ordinary document** is rendered valid **by** its having at least **two witnesses, and a tied** document is rendered valid **by** its having at least **three** witnesses. With regard to **an ordinary** document **in which a single witness wrote** his signature, **and a tied** document **in which** only **two witnesses wrote** their signatures, **they are both not valid.**


###### Bava Batra 160a:4
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**גְּמָ׳** מְנָהָנֵי מִילֵּי? אָמַר רַבִּי חֲנִינָא, דְּאָמַר קְרָא: ״שָׂדוֹת בַּכֶּסֶף יִקְנוּ, וְכָתוֹב בַּסֵּפֶר וְחָתוֹם, וְהָעֵד עֵדִים״. ״שָׂדוֹת בַּכֶּסֶף יִקְנוּ וְכָתוֹב בַּסֵּפֶר״ –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara asks: **From where are these matters** derived? What biblical basis is there for the existence of these two types of documents? **Rabbi Ḥanina says: As the verse states: “They shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses”** (Jeremiah 32:44). When the verse states: **“They shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds,”**