## Bava Batra Daf 76a

###### Bava Batra 76a:1
[Bava Batra 76a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/76a:1)

וּבִשְׁטָר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and by** means of **a bill** of sale.


###### Bava Batra 76a:2
[Bava Batra 76a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/76a:2)

אוֹתִיּוֹת מַאן דְּכַר שְׁמַיְיהוּ? חַסּוֹרֵי מְחַסְּרָא, וְהָכִי קָתָנֵי: סְפִינָה נִקְנֵית בִּמְשִׁיכָה, וְאוֹתִיּוֹת בִּמְסִירָה. רַבִּי נָתָן אוֹמֵר: סְפִינָה וְאוֹתִיּוֹת נִקְנוֹת בִּמְשִׁיכָה וּבִשְׁטָר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara clarifies the *baraita*: **Letters** in promissory notes, **who mentioned** anything about **them?** Why would Rabbi Natan speak about promissory notes, which are not discussed by the first *tanna*? The Gemara answers: The *baraita* **is incomplete, and this** is what **it is teaching: A ship is acquired by pulling, and letters,** i.e., the content of a promissory note, **are acquired by** merely **transferring** the document, not through pulling. **Rabbi Natan says: A ship and letters are acquired by pulling and** also **by** means of **a bill** of sale.


###### Bava Batra 76a:3
[Bava Batra 76a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/76a:3)

שְׁטָר לִסְפִינָה לְמָה לִי? מִטַּלְטְלֵי הִיא! אֶלָּא לָאו הָכִי קָתָנֵי: סְפִינָה נִקְנֵית בִּמְשִׁיכָה, וְאוֹתִיּוֹת בִּמְסִירָה. רַבִּי נָתָן אוֹמֵר: סְפִינָה בִּמְשִׁיכָה, וְאוֹתִיּוֹת בִּשְׁטָר?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Why do I** need **a bill** of sale **for a ship?** A ship **is movable property,** which is acquired not by means of giving a bill of sale, but through other acts of acquisition. **Rather, is it not** correct to say that **this** is what the *baraita* **is teaching: A ship is acquired by pulling, and letters** of credit **by passing. Rabbi Natan says: A ship** is acquired **by pulling, and letters,** i.e. the contents of a promissory note, are acquired either through pulling or **by** means of **a bill** of sale.


###### Bava Batra 76a:4
[Bava Batra 76a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/76a:4)

סְפִינָה בִּמְשִׁיכָה – הַיְינוּ תַּנָּא קַמָּא! אֶלָּא דְּרַב וּשְׁמוּאֵל אִיכָּא בֵּינַיְיהוּ? לָא; דְּכוּלֵּי עָלְמָא – אִי כְּרַב, אִי כִּשְׁמוּאֵל, וּבִסְפִינָה כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא לָא פְּלִיגִי;

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: If Rabbi Natan holds that **a ship** is acquired **by pulling,** his opinion **is** apparently identical to the opinion of **the first *tanna*. Rather,** the practical difference **between** the two opinions is the dispute **of Rav and Shmuel.** According to the opinion of one *tanna* the buyer must move the entire ship out of its current location, while the other *tanna* maintains that one must move the ship only a minimal amount. The Gemara rejects this suggestion: **No, everyone,** Rabbi Natan and the first *tanna*, holds **either in accordance with** the opinion of **Rav, or in accordance with** the opinion of **Shmuel. And with regard to a ship, everyone agrees** that it is acquired through pulling.


###### Bava Batra 76a:5
[Bava Batra 76a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/76a:5)

כִּי פְּלִיגִי – בְּאוֹתִיּוֹת, וְהָכִי קָאָמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי נָתָן לְתַנָּא קַמָּא: בִּסְפִינָה – וַדַּאי מוֹדֵינָא לָךְ; בְּאוֹתִיּוֹת – אִי אִיכָּא שְׁטָר, אִין; אִי לָא, לָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**When they disagree,** it is **with regard to** acquiring **letters,** i.e. the contents of a promissory note. **And this** is what **Rabbi Natan is saying to the first *tanna*: With regard to a ship, I certainly concede to you** that it is acquired by pulling. But **with regard to letters,** whereas you maintain that passing suffices to acquire them, I hold that **if** in addition **there is a bill** of sale, **yes,** the acquisition is valid, but **if not,** the act of passing is **not** effective.


###### Bava Batra 76a:6
[Bava Batra 76a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/76a:6)

וּבִפְלוּגְתָּא דְּהָנֵי תַּנָּאֵי – דְּתַנְיָא: אוֹתִיּוֹת נִקְנוֹת בִּמְסִירָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: בֵּין כָּתַב וְלֹא מָסַר, בֵּין מָסַר וְלָא כָּתַב – לֹא קָנָה, עַד שֶׁיִּכְתּוֹב וְיִמְסוֹר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** according to this interpretation, the first *tanna* and Rabbi Natan disagree **with regard to the dispute** between **these *tanna’im*. As it is taught** in a *baraita*: **Letters,** i.e., the contents of a promissory note, **are acquired by** merely **transferring** the document; this is **the statement of Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi. **And the Rabbis say: Whether one wrote** a bill of sale **but did not transfer** the promissory note to the buyer, or **whether he transferred** the promissory note **but did not write** a bill of sale, the buyer **does not acquire** the documents **until** the seller both **writes** a bill of sale **and transfers** the promissory note.


###### Bava Batra 76a:7
[Bava Batra 76a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/76a:7)

בְּמַאי אוֹקֵימְתָּא – כְּרַבִּי? סְפִינָה נָמֵי תִּיקְּנֵי בִּמְסִירָה! דְּתַנְיָא: סְפִינָה נִקְנֵית בִּמְסִירָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: לֹא קָנָה

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **In accordance with which** opinion **did you interpret** the opinion of the first *tanna* of the aforementioned *baraita*? If it is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi, then **let a ship be acquired also by passing,** not only through pulling, as stated in the following *baraita*. **As it is taught** in a *baraita*: **A ship is acquired by passing;** this is **the statement of Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi. **And the Rabbis say:** The buyer **does not acquire** it