## Bava Batra Daf 35a

###### Bava Batra 35a:1
[Bava Batra 35a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/35a:1)

דְּרַב אָמַר: יַחְלוֹקוּ, וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: שׁוּדָא דְּדַיָּינֵי? הָתָם, לֵיכָּא לְמֵיקַם עֲלַהּ דְּמִילְּתָא; הָכָא, אִיכָּא לְמֵיקַם עֲלַהּ דְּמִילְּתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**as Rav said:** In that case, **they should divide** the property between them, **and Shmuel said:** It is decided based on the **discretion [*shudda*] of the judges.** Why in the seemingly equivalent case of a dispute where there is no evidence for either litigant did Rav Naḥman rule that whoever is stronger prevails? The Gemara answers: **There,** in the case of the two deeds, it will **not be** possible for the court **to clarify the matter** in the future, and therefore, the court issues a ruling according to the information they currently have. **Here,** in the case of Rav Naḥman, it may **be** possible for the court **to clarify the matter** in the future, if one of the litigants was to bring witnesses supporting his claim.


###### Bava Batra 35a:2
[Bava Batra 35a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/35a:2)

וּמַאי שְׁנָא מֵהָא דִּתְנַן: הַמַּחֲלִיף פָּרָה בַּחֲמוֹר, וְיָלְדָה; וְכֵן הַמּוֹכֵר שִׁפְחָתוֹ, וְיָלְדָה – זֶה אוֹמֵר: ״עַד שֶׁלֹּא מָכַרְתִּי יָלְדָה״, וְזֶה אוֹמֵר: ״מִשֶּׁלָּקַחְתִּי יָלְדָה״ – יַחְלוֹקוּ?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And** in **what** way **is** this case **different from that which we learned** in a mishna (*Bava Metzia* 100a): With regard to **one who exchanges a cow for a donkey and** the cow **calved, and similarly one who sells his** Canaanite **maidservant and she gave birth,** and **this** one, i.e., the seller, **says: She gave birth before I sold** either the cow or maidservant, and the offspring belongs to me; **and that** one, i.e., the buyer, **says: She gave birth after I purchased her** and the offspring belongs to me, the ruling is that **they should divide** the value of the newborn. In that case, the court is not able to clarify the matter, so they should rule that whoever is stronger prevails.


###### Bava Batra 35a:3
[Bava Batra 35a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/35a:3)

הָתָם, לְהַאי

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **There,** in the case of the exchange, **for this** one, i.e., the buyer,