## Bava Batra Daf 27a

###### Bava Batra 27a:1
[Bava Batra 27a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/27a:1)

בֵּית סְאָה בִּשְׁבִילָן. כַּמָּה הָווּ לְהוּ – תְּרֵי אַלְפֵי וַחֲמֵשׁ מְאָה גַּרְמִידֵי; לְכׇל חַד כַּמָּה מָטֵי לֵיהּ – תַּמְנֵי מְאָה וּתְלָתִין וּתְלָתָא וְתִילְתָּא; אַכַּתִּי נְפִישִׁי לֵיהּ דְּעוּלָּא! לָא דָּק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
***beit se’a* for their** sake. **How much** is that area in cubits? It is **2,500** square **cubits. And how much** area is that **for each** of the trees? It is **833⅓. Still, Ulla's** amount **is greater** than this. The Gemara answers: Ulla **was not precise** in this matter.


###### Bava Batra 27a:2
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אֵימוֹר דְּאָמְרִינַן לָא דָּק – לְחוּמְרָא; לְקוּלָּא – לָא דָּק מִי אָמְרִינַן?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: One can **say that we say** that a Sage **was not precise** in his measurements when his ruling leads **to a stringency;** but **do we say** that he **was not precise** if his measurements lead **to a leniency?** According to the previous explanation, Ulla exempts the owner of a tree from first fruits even in a case where his tree does not in fact draw nourishment from his neighbor’s field.


###### Bava Batra 27a:3
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מִי סָבְרַתְּ בְּרִיבּוּעָא קָא אָמְרִינַן?! בְּעִיגּוּלָא קָא אָמְרִינַן!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **Do you maintain** that **we say** the roots extend that far **in a square,** i.e., one measures sixteen cubits to each side of the tree? Not so; **we say** this **with regard to a circle,** that is, the roots extend in a circle surrounding the tree, as the area of a circle is smaller than that of the square circumscribing it.


###### Bava Batra 27a:4
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מִכְּדֵי כַּמָּה מְרוּבָּע יוֹתֵר עַל הָעִיגּוּל – רְבִיעַ; פָּשׁוּ לְהוּ שְׁבַע מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין וּתְמָנְיָא; אַכַּתִּי פָּשׁ לֵיהּ פַּלְגָא דְאַמְּתָא! הַיְינוּ דְּלָא דָּק – וּלְחוּמְרָא לָא דָּק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Now,** by **how much is** the area of **a square greater than the** area of a **circle** with a diameter the length of the side of that square? It is greater by **one-quarter** of the area of the circle. If so, **768** square cubits, three-quarters of 1,024, **remain** for each tree, but **there still remains half a cubit** more based on the mishna’s calculation. In other words, the measurement would be more accurate if a tree is considered to draw nourishment from a distance of sixteen and a half cubits on each side. The Gemara answers: **This is** why we said that Ulla **was not precise, and** he was **not precise** in a manner that leads **to a stringency,** as one brings first fruits even from a tree that stands just sixteen cubits from the boundary, rather than 16½.


###### Bava Batra 27a:5
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תָּא שְׁמַע: הַקּוֹנֶה אִילָן וְקַרְקָעוֹ – מֵבִיא וְקוֹרֵא. מַאי, לָאו כׇּל שֶׁהוּא? לֹא; שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara cites a proof against the opinion of Ulla. **Come** and **hear** the following mishna (*Bikkurim* 1:11): **One who buys a tree and its land brings** first fruits **and recites** the requisite Torah verses (Deuteronomy 26:5–11) over them. **What, is it not** referring to a case where one buys **any amount** of land with the tree? The Gemara rejects this claim: **No;** it is referring to a case where one buys **sixteen cubits** of land around the tree.


###### Bava Batra 27a:6
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תָּא שְׁמַע: קָנָה שְׁנֵי אִילָנוֹת בְּתוֹךְ שֶׁל חֲבֵירוֹ – מֵבִיא וְאֵינוֹ קוֹרֵא. הָא שְׁלֹשָׁה – מֵבִיא וְקוֹרֵא; מַאי, לָאו כׇּל שֶׁהוּא? לָא; הָכָא נָמֵי שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** an additional proof from another mishna (*Bikkurim* 1:6): If one **bought two trees in** the field **of another, he brings** first fruits **and does not recite** the verses, because the land does not belong to him. It may be inferred from here that if he bought **three** trees **he does bring** first fruits **and recite** the verses. **What, is it not** referring to a case where one buys **any amount** of land with the trees? The Gemara rejects this claim as well: **No; here too** it is referring to a case where he acquires **sixteen cubits** of land around the trees.


###### Bava Batra 27a:7
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תָּא שְׁמַע, רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: קַרְקַע כׇּל שֶׁהוּא – חַיָּיב בַּפֵּאָה וּבַבִּכּוּרִים, וְכוֹתְבִין עָלָיו פְּרוֹזְבּוּל,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** a proof from a mishna (*Pe’a* 3:6). **Rabbi Akiva says:** The owner of **land of any** size **is obligated in *pe’a* and in first fruits, and** a lender **can write a document that prevents the Sabbatical Year from abrogating an outstanding debt [*prosbol*] for** this land, so that loans he provided will not be canceled at the close of the Sabbatical Year,