## Bava Batra Daf 53b

###### Bava Batra 53b:1
[Bava Batra 53b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/53b:1)

לִקְנוֹת אוֹתָהּ וְאֶת חֲבֶרְתָּהּ – אוֹתָהּ קָנָה, חֲבֶרְתָּהּ לֹא קָנָה. לִקְנוֹת אֶת חֲבֶרְתָּהּ – אַף אוֹתָהּ לֹא קָנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If his intention was **to acquire it and** also acquire **the other** field, he has **acquired** the first field, but has **not acquired the other** field, since the fields are separated by a boundary. If he took possession of one field in order **to acquire** only **the other** field, **he has not acquired even that** field of which he took possession, since his intention when taking possession was to acquire the other field, and one does not acquire an item without the intention to do so.


###### Bava Batra 53b:2
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בָּעֵי רַבִּי זֵירָא: הֶחְזִיק בְּאַחַת מֵהֶן לִקְנוֹת אוֹתָהּ, וְאֶת הַמֶּצֶר, וְאֶת חֲבֶרְתָּהּ – מַהוּ? מִי אָמְרִינַן: מֶצֶר דְּאַרְעָא חַד הוּא, וְקָנֵי; אוֹ דִּלְמָא הַאי לְחוֹדֵיהּ קָאֵי וְהַאי לְחוֹדֵיהּ קָאֵי? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Zeira raises a dilemma: What is** the *halakha* if one **took possession of one of** the fields in order **to acquire it, and the boundary, and the other** field, all together? **Do we say** that the **boundary of the land is one,** i.e., these two fields are joined by means of their common boundary, **and** therefore he has **acquired** all of them? **Or perhaps this** field **stands alone and that** field **stands alone.** The Gemara notes that the dilemma **shall stand** unresolved.


###### Bava Batra 53b:3
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בָּעֵי רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר: הֶחְזִיק בַּמֶּצֶר לִקְנוֹת שְׁתֵּיהֶן, מַהוּ? מִי אָמְרִינַן הַאי מֶצֶר – אַפְסֵרָא דְאַרְעָא הוּא, וְקָנֵי; אוֹ דִּלְמָא הַאי לְחוֹדֵיהּ קָאֵי וְהַאי לְחוֹדֵיהּ קָאֵי? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Elazar raises a dilemma: What is** the *halakha* if one **took possession of the boundary** between the two fields in order **to acquire both of** the fields? **Do we say** that the legal status of **this boundary** is that of **the halter of the land and he acquires** the fields, just as one acquires an animal through the acquisition of its halter? **Or perhaps** this field **stands alone and that** field **stands alone,** as the boundary is not connected to the field in the same manner that a halter is connected to an animal. The Gemara notes that the dilemma **shall stand** unresolved.


###### Bava Batra 53b:4
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אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר אֲבוּהּ: שְׁנֵי בָתִּים זֶה לִפְנִים מִזֶּה, הֶחְזִיק בַּחִיצוֹן לִקְנוֹתוֹ – קְנָאוֹ. לִקְנוֹת אוֹתוֹ וְאֶת הַפְּנִימִי – חִיצוֹן קָנָה, פְּנִימִי לֹא קָנָה. לִקְנוֹת אֶת הַפְּנִימִי – אַף חִיצוֹן נָמֵי לֹא קָנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Similarly, **Rav Naḥman says** that **Rabba bar Avuh says:** If there were **two houses** in a courtyard, **this** one situated **within** the courtyard relative **to that** one, and one **took possession of the outer** house in order **to acquire it, he has acquired it.** If his intention was **to acquire it and** also acquire **the inner** house, **he has acquired the outer** house, but has **not acquired the inner** house. If he took possession of the outer house in order to **acquire the inner** house alone, he **has not acquired even the outer** house.


###### Bava Batra 53b:5
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הֶחְזִיק בַּפְּנִימִי לִקְנוֹתוֹ – קְנָאוֹ. לִקְנוֹת אוֹתוֹ וְאֶת הַחִיצוֹן – קָנָה שְׁנֵיהֶן. לִקְנוֹת אֶת הַחִיצוֹן – אַף פְּנִימִי לֹא קָנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If he **took possession of the inner** house in order **to acquire it,** he **has acquired it.** If his intention was **to acquire it and** also acquire **the outer house,** he **has acquired both of them.** Since the residents of the inner house possess the right to pass through the outer house in order to enter and exit the courtyard, the outer house is viewed as an extension of the inner house. If he took possession of the inner house in order **to acquire** only **the outer** house, he has **not acquired even the inner** house, since he did not take possession of the property that he intended to acquire.


###### Bava Batra 53b:6
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אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר אֲבוּהּ: הַבּוֹנֶה פַּלְטֵרִין גְּדוֹלִים בְּנִכְסֵי הַגֵּר, וּבָא אַחֵר וְהֶעֱמִיד לָהֶן דְּלָתוֹת – קָנָה. מַאי טַעְמָא? קַמָּא – לִבְנֵי בְּעָלְמָא הוּא דַּאֲפֵיךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara continues its discussion of taking possession of ownerless property. **Rav Naḥman says** that **Rabba bar Avuh says:** With regard to **one who builds large palaces [*palterin*] on the property of a convert** who died without heirs, **and another came and placed doors** upon **them,** the latter **has acquired** the property. The Gemara explains: **What is the reason** for this? **The first,** i.e., the one who built the palaces, **merely turned over bricks,** i.e., building an incomplete house is not sufficient to take possession of the property.


###### Bava Batra 53b:7
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אָמַר רַב דִּימִי בַּר יוֹסֵף אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר: הַמּוֹצֵא פַּלְטֵרִין בְּנִכְסֵי הַגֵּר, וְסָד בָּהֶן סִיּוּד אֶחָד אוֹ כִּיּוּר אֶחָד – קְנָאָן. וְכַמָּה? אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: אַמָּה. אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: וּכְנֶגֶד הַפֶּתַח.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Dimi bar Yosef says** that **Rabbi Elazar says: One who finds palaces** built **on the property of a convert** who died without heirs **and plastered them** with **one** application of **plaster or** tiled them with **one tile, has acquired them.** The Gemara asks: **And how much,** i.e., what is the minimum area that must be plastered or tiled? **Rav Yosef said:** A square **cubit. Rav Ḥisda said: And** he acquires it in this manner only if it was plastered or tiled **opposite the entrance,** where it can be easily seen.


###### Bava Batra 53b:8
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אָמַר רַב עַמְרָם: הַאי מִילְּתָא אֲמַר לַן רַב שֵׁשֶׁת, וְאַנְהֲרִינְהוּ עַיְנִין מִמַּתְנִיתָא: הַמַּצִּיעַ מַצָּעוֹת בְּנִכְסֵי הַגֵּר – קָנָה. ״וְאַנְהֲרִינְהוּ עַיְנִין מִמַּתְנִיתָא״ – מַאי הִיא? דְּתַנְיָא: כֵּיצַד בַּחֲזָקָה? נָעַל לוֹ מִנְעָלוֹ, אוֹ הִתִּיר לוֹ מִנְעָלוֹ, אוֹ שֶׁהוֹלִיךְ כֵּלָיו אַחֲרָיו לְבֵית הַמֶּרְחָץ, וְהִפְשִׁיטוֹ, וְהִרְחִיצוֹ, סָכוֹ, גֵּרְדוֹ, וְהִלְבִּישׁוֹ, וְהִנְעִילוֹ, וְהִגְבִּיהוֹ – קְנָאוֹ. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן: לֹא תְּהֵא חֲזָקָה גְּדוֹלָה מֵהַגְבָּהָה – שֶׁהַגְבָּהָה קוֹנָה בְּכׇל מָקוֹם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Amram said: Rav Sheshet said this statement to us, and he enlightened our eyes from a *baraita*** that alludes to the same matter. He said: **One who spreads** out **mattresses on the property of a convert** who died without heirs **has acquired** it. **And** that which I said, that **he enlightened our eyes from a *baraita*, what is it? As it is taught** in a *baraita* (*Tosefta*, *Kiddushin* 1:5): **How** does one acquire a Canaanite slave **through taking possession?** If the slave **placed** one’s **shoe for him, or untied** his **shoe for him, or** if it occurred **that he carried his garments after him to the bathhouse, or undresses him, or bathes him,** or **anoints him,** or **scrubs** the oil off **him, or dresses him, or puts on his shoes, or lifts him,** one **acquires** the slave. **Rabbi Shimon said:** The acquisition generated by taking **possession should not be** considered **greater than** the acquisition generated by **lifting, as lifting acquires** property **in any situation.**


###### Bava Batra 53b:9
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מַאי קָאָמַר? הָכִי קָאָמַר: הִגְבִּיהוֹ לְרַבּוֹ – קְנָאוֹ, הִגְבִּיהַּ רַבּוֹ לוֹ – לֹא קְנָאוֹ. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן: לֹא תְּהֵא חֲזָקָה גְּדוֹלָה מֵהַגְבָּהָה – שֶׁהַגְבָּהָה קוֹנָה בְּכׇל מָקוֹם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to this last statement, the Gemara asks: **What is** Rabbi Shimon **saying** here, as the first *tanna* also said that a slave can be acquired by lifting? The Gemara explains: **This** is what he **is saying:** The first *tanna* holds that if **he lifted his master,** the master **acquires him,** as he is performing labor for the master, but if **his master lifted him,** the master **does not acquire him,** as the slave has not performed labor on his behalf. With regard to this *halakha*, **Rabbi Shimon said:** Acquisition generated through taking **possession should not be greater than** acquisition generated through **lifting, as lifting acquires** property **in any situation.** Consequently, one can acquire a slave even by lifting him.


###### Bava Batra 53b:10
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אָמַר רַב יִרְמְיָה בִּירָאָה אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה: הַאי מַאן

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yirmeya Bira’a says** that **Rav Yehuda says:** With regard to **this one**