## Bava Batra Daf 86b

###### Bava Batra 86b:1
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תָּא שְׁמַע: הַמּוֹכֵר פֵּירוֹת לַחֲבֵירוֹ, מָשַׁךְ וְלֹא מָדַד – קָנֵי. וְהָא פֵּירוֹת, דִּבְנֵי הַגְבָּהָה נִינְהוּ, וְקָתָנֵי דְּקָנֵי בִּמְשִׁיכָה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** a proof from the mishna (84b) that even items that are usually lifted can be acquired by means of pulling: With regard to **one who sells produce to another,** if the buyer **pulled** the produce **but did not measure** it, **he has acquired** it. The Gemara explains the proof: **But produce can be lifted, and** yet the mishna **teaches that it is acquired by** means of **pulling.**


###### Bava Batra 86b:2
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הָכָא בְּמַאי עָסְקִינַן – בִּשְׁלִיפֵי רַבְרְבֵי. אִי הָכִי, אֵימָא סֵיפָא: הַלּוֹקֵחַ פִּשְׁתָּן מֵחֲבֵירוֹ – לֹא קָנָה עַד שֶׁיְּטַלְטְלֶנּוּ מִמָּקוֹם זֶה לְמָקוֹם אַחֵר. אַטּוּ פִּשְׁתָּן בִּשְׁלִיפֵי רַבְרְבֵי מִי לָא עָבְדִי?! שָׁאנֵי פִּשְׁתָּן – דְּמִשְׁתְּמִיט.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara rejects this proof: **With what are we dealing here?** We are dealing **with large bundles** that are pulled from place to place and are not carried, due to their size. The Gemara asks: **If that is so, say the latter clause** of the mishna: **One who buys flax from another has not acquired** it **until he carries it from this place to another place,** i.e., it is acquired only though lifting and not through pulling. **Is that to say** that **flax is not prepared in large bundles?** The Gemara answers: Yes, **flax is different.** Unlike other produce, flax is not packed in large bundles, **as it** would **slip** from its place. Rather, it is packed in small bundles, and therefore flax is acquired specifically through lifting.


###### Bava Batra 86b:3
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ רָבִינָא לְרַב אָשֵׁי, תָּא שְׁמַע: בְּהֵמָה גַּסָּה נִקְנֵית בִּמְסִירָה, וְהַדַּקָּה – בְּהַגְבָּהָה; דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: בְּהֵמָה דַּקָּה – בִּמְשִׁיכָה. וְהָא בְּהֵמָה דַּקָּה, דְּבַר הַגְבָּהָה הִיא, וְקָתָנֵי דְּקָנֵי בִּמְשִׁיכָה! שָׁאנֵי בְּהֵמָה, דְּסָרְכָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina said to Rav Ashi: Come** and **hear** a proof from a mishna (*Kiddushin* 25b): **Large domesticated animals are acquired through passing** the animal’s leash to the buyer, **and small** domesticated animals are acquired **through lifting;** this is **the statement of Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar. And the Rabbis say: Small domesticated animals** are acquired **through pulling.** Ravina explains the proof: **But small domesticated animals are** creatures **that can be lifted, and** yet the mishna **teaches that** one **acquires** them **through pulling.** Rav Ashi rejected this proof: **Domesticated animals are different, as they cling** to the ground and it is difficult to lift them. Therefore, the usual manner of moving animals is to pull them.


###### Bava Batra 86b:4
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רַב וּשְׁמוּאֵל דְּאָמְרִי תַּרְוַיְיהוּ: ״כּוֹר בִּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֲנִי מוֹכֵר לָךְ״ – יָכוֹל לַחֲזוֹר בּוֹ, אֲפִילּוּ בִּסְאָה הָאַחֲרוֹנָה. ״כּוֹר בִּשְׁלֹשִׁים – סְאָה בְּסֶלַע אֲנִי מוֹכֵר לָךְ״ – רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן קָנָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara cites another case with regard to sales. **Rav and Shmuel both say:** If a seller said to a buyer: **I am selling you one *kor*,** a measure equivalent to thirty *se’a*, of grain **for** the price of **thirty** *sela*, the seller **can renege on** the sale as long as the measuring vessel is not filled, **even when** only **the last *se’a*** has yet to be measured, because he had agreed to sell only a complete *kor*. By contrast, if the seller said: **I am selling you one *kor* for thirty** *sela* and each ***se’a*** is sold **for one *sela*,** he cannot completely renege on the sale in the middle of the transaction. This is because the buyer **acquires** each *se’a* **one** by **one** as it is measured, since the seller sold each *se’a* individually.


###### Bava Batra 86b:5
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תָּא שְׁמַע: אִם הָיְתָה מִדָּה שֶׁל אֶחָד מֵהֶן – רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן קָנָה. וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּלֹא נִתְמַלְּאָה הַמִּדָּה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara raises a difficulty from the *baraita* cited on 85a. **Come** and **hear: If the measuring** vessel **belonged to one of them,** the buyer **acquires** the items of sale **one** by **one. And** since this *halakha* is stated in general terms, it indicates that the buyer acquires each item as it is placed in the measuring vessel, **even though the measuring** vessel **was not filled.**


###### Bava Batra 86b:6
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כְּגוֹן דַּאֲמַר לֵיהּ: ״הִין בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר סְלָעִים – לוֹג בְּסֶלַע אֲנִי מוֹכֵר לָךְ״; וְכִדְאָמַר רַב כָּהֲנָא: שְׁנָתוֹת הָיוּ בַּהִין, הָכָא נָמֵי – שְׁנָתוֹת הָיוּ בַּמִּדּוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: The *baraita* is referring to a case **where** the seller **said to him: I am selling you one *hin*,** a liquid measure equivalent to twelve *log*, **for twelve *sela*,** each ***log* for one *sela*. And** this is **in accordance with** an observation **that Rav Kahana says:** In the Temple **there were markings on the** vessel that measured ***hin*,** with which one could measure the different libations. **Here too, there were markings on the measuring** vessels, and since the measuring vessel indicates at which point each *log* had been filled, the buyer acquires it. This is comparable to the case of one who sells each *se’a* individually.


###### Bava Batra 86b:7
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תָּא שְׁמַע: הַשּׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַפּוֹעֵל לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמּוֹ לַגּוֹרֶן הַיּוֹם בְּדִינָר,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara raises another difficulty. **Come** and **hear: One who hires a laborer** in the winter or the spring **to work for him in the harvest, for** one **dinar a day,**