## Bava Batra Daf 54a

###### Bava Batra 54a:1
[Bava Batra 54a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/54a:1)

דִּשְׁדָא לִיפְתָּא בֵּי פִילֵי דְּאַרְעָא דְגֵר – לָא הָוֵי חֲזָקָה. מַאי טַעְמָא? בְּעִידָּנָא דִּשְׁדָא – לָא הָוֵי שְׁבָחָא, הַשְׁתָּא דְּקָא שָׁבַח – מִמֵּילָא קָא שָׁבַח.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**who threw turnip** seeds **in the crevices [*filei*] of the land of a convert** who died without heirs, it **is not** sufficient to **take possession. What is the reason** for this? **As at the time that** he **threw** the seeds **there was no enhancement** to the value of the field. **Now that** the turnips have grown and the value of the field **is enhanced, it is enhanced by itself.**


###### Bava Batra 54a:2
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אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הַאי מַאן דְּפָשַׁח דִּיקְלָא; אַדַּעְתָּא דְּדִיקְלָא – קָנֵי, אַדַּעְתָּא דְחֵיוָתָא – לָא קָנֵי. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי? שְׁקַל מֵהַאי גִּיסָא וּמֵהַאי גִּיסָא – אַדַּעְתָּא דְּדִיקְלָא. כּוֹלָּא מֵחַד גִּיסָא – אַדַּעְתָּא דְחֵיוָתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara records a series of rulings with regard to taking possession of land. **Shmuel says:** With regard to **this one who cuts** the branches of **a palm tree,** if he had **in mind** the acquisition **of the palm tree,** he **has acquired** it; but if he had **in mind** the benefit **of the animals,** to feed his animals the branches, he **has not acquired** it. The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** in which it can be known what he had in mind? The Gemara answers: If he **took** branches **from this side and from that side,** he had **in mind** the acquisition **of the palm tree,** as this assists the growth of the tree; but if the branches that he took were **all from one side,** he had **in mind** the benefit **of the animals.**


###### Bava Batra 54a:3
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וְאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הַאי מַאן דְּזָכֵי זִיכְיָא; אַדַּעְתָּא דְאַרְעָא – קָנֵי, אַדַּעְתָּא דְצִיבֵי – לָא קָנֵי. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי? שְׁקַל רַבְרְבֵי וְזוּטְרֵי – אַדַּעְתָּא דְאַרְעָא, שְׁקַל רַבְרְבֵי וּשְׁבַק זוּטְרֵי – אַדַּעְתָּא דְצִיבֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel says** with regard to **this one who clears [*dezakkei zikheya*]** a field of trees, if he had **in mind** the improvement **of the field,** to prepare it for plowing, **he has acquired** it; but if he had **in mind** the collection **of the wood, he has not acquired** it. The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** in which it can be known what he had in mind? The Gemara answers: If he **took large and small** pieces of wood, he had **in mind** the improvement **of the field;** however, if **he took** the **large** pieces of wood **but left** the **small** ones, he had **in mind** the collection **of the wood.**


###### Bava Batra 54a:4
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וְאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הַאי מַאן דְּאתָקֵיל תִּיקְלָא; אַדַּעְתָּא דְאַרְעָא – קָנֵי, אַדַּעְתָּא דְבֵי דָרֵי – לָא קָנֵי. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי? שְׁקַל מוּלְיָא וּשְׁדָא בְּנַצָּא – אַדַּעְתָּא דְאַרְעָא. מוּלְיָא בְּמוּלְיָא וְנַצָּא בְּנַצָּא – אַדַּעְתָּא דְבֵי דָרֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel says** with regard to **this one who removes protuberances** and levels the ground, if he had **in mind** the improvement **of the field,** to prepare it for plowing, he **has acquired** it; but if he had **in mind** the conversion **of** the field into **a threshing floor, he has not acquired** it. The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** in which it can be known what he had in mind? The Gemara answers: If he **took a mound and threw it in a ditch,** thereby leveling both areas, he had **in mind** the improvement **of the field;** but if he leveled the ground with **a mound in** the place of **a mound and a ditch in** the place of **a ditch,** expanding each area but leaving the field as a whole uneven, he had **in mind** the conversion **of** the field into **a threshing floor.**


###### Bava Batra 54a:5
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וְאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הַאי מַאן דְּפָתַח מַיָּא בְּאַרְעָא; אַדַּעְתָּא דְאַרְעָא – קָנֵי, אַדַּעְתָּא דְכַוְורֵי – לָא קָנֵי. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי? פָּתַח תְּרֵי בָבֵי, חַד מְעַיֵּיל וְחַד מַפֵּיק – אַדַּעְתָּא דְכַוְורֵי. חַד בָּבָא – אַדַּעְתָּא דְאַרְעָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel says** with regard to **this one who opened** a blockage and enabled **water** to enter **into** a section of **land,** if he had **in mind** the improvement **of the field,** to irrigate it, he **has acquired** it; but if he had **in mind** the catching **of the fish,** i.e., to enable the water to flow in so that he could catch the fish therein, he **has not acquired** it. The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances** in which it can be known what he had in mind? The Gemara answers: If he **opened two gates, one bringing in** the water **and one taking out** the water, this indicates that he had **in mind** the catching **of the fish,** as the water will flow out of the field, giving him the means to catch the fish; but if he opened only **one gate,** this indicates that he had **in mind** the improvement **of the field.**


###### Bava Batra 54a:6
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הָהִיא אִיתְּתָא דַּאֲכַלָה דִּיקְלָא בְּתַפְשִׁיחָא, תְּלֵיסַר שְׁנִין. אֲתָא הָהוּא [גַּבְרָא], רָפֵיק תּוּתֵיהּ פּוּרְתָּא. אֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּלֵוִי, וְאָמְרִי לַהּ קַמֵּיהּ דְּמָר עוּקְבָא, אוֹקְמֵיהּ בִּידֵיהּ. אֲתַאי קָא צָוְוחָא קַמֵּיהּ, אֲמַר לַהּ: מַאי אֶעֱבֵיד לָךְ, דְּלָא אַחְזֵיקְתְּ כִּדְמַחְזְקִי אִינָשֵׁי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: There was **a certain woman who profited** from an ownerless **palm tree by cutting** its branches for **thirteen years. Another** then **came** and **plowed beneath it a bit.** The case **came before Levi, and some say** that it came **before Mar Ukva,** who **established** the property **in** the **possession** of the one who plowed. The woman **came** and **shouted before him,** protesting the perceived injustice of his ruling. Mar Ukva **said to her: What can I do for you, as you did not take possession** of the property **in the manner that people take possession?**


###### Bava Batra 54a:7
[Bava Batra 54a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/54a:7)

אָמַר רַב: הַצָּר צוּרָה בְּנִכְסֵי הַגֵּר – קָנָה; דְּרַב לָא קָנֵי לְגִנְּתָא דְּבֵי רַב, אֶלָּא בְּצוּרְתָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav says: One who draws an image,** e.g., he paints an image on the wall, **on the property of a convert** who died without heirs **has acquired** it, **as Rav** himself **acquired the garden of the house** of **Rav,** which had been ownerless property, **only by** drawing **an image.**


###### Bava Batra 54a:8
[Bava Batra 54a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/54a:8)

אִיתְּמַר: שָׂדֶה הַמְסוּיֶּימֶת בִּמְצָרֶיהָ – אָמַר רַב הוּנָא אָמַר רַב: כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִכִּישׁ בָּהּ מַכּוֹשׁ אֶחָד – קָנָה כּוּלָּהּ. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: לֹא קָנָה אֶלָּא מְקוֹם מַכּוֹשׁוֹ בִּלְבַד.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **It was stated:** With regard to **a field** that is **defined by its boundaries,** i.e., it has clearly demarcated boundaries on all sides, **Rav Huna says** that **Rav says: Once he struck** the land with a hoe **one** time, he **acquired the entire** property. **And Shmuel says** that he **has acquired only the place** that **he struck** with the hoe.