## Bava Batra Daf 88a

###### Bava Batra 88a:1
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כְּגוֹן שֶׁנְּטָלָהּ לָמוֹד בָּהּ, וְכִדְרַבָּה – דְּאָמַר רַבָּה: הִכִּישָׁהּ – נִתְחַיֵּיב בָּהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna is referring to a case **where** the storekeeper **took** the jug from the child in order **to measure with it** for him, **and** because he took it in his hands, he is liable in the event of an accident, **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabba. As Rabba says:** With regard to the obligation to return lost animals, even in a case where the finder is exempt from caring for the animal and returning it to its owner, e.g., if he is an elderly person and it is beneath his dignity, if **he struck** the animal in order to lead it, then **he becomes obligated** to return **it.** Likewise, the Rabbis here maintain that the storekeeper’s action renders him liable for the jug.


###### Bava Batra 88a:2
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אֵימוֹר דְּאָמַר רַבָּה – בְּבַעֲלֵי חַיִּים, דְּאַנְקְטִינְהוּ נִיגְרָא בָּרָיָיתָא; כִּי הַאי גַּוְנָא מִי אָמַר?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: You can **say that Rabba says** his statement **with regard to animals, as** the finder **taught them** to **take steps away,** i.e., he worsened the situation, as he causes them to stray even further from their owner. Nevertheless, in **a case like this,** where the storekeeper took the jug from the child, **did** Rabba **say** that the storekeeper is liable? The storekeeper’s action does not make it any more likely that the jug will break.


###### Bava Batra 88a:3
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אֶלָּא אָמַר רָבָא: אֲנִי וַאֲרִי שֶׁבַּחֲבוּרָה תַּרְגֵּימְנוּהָ – וּמַנּוּ? רַבִּי זֵירָא; הָכָא בְּמַאי עָסְקִינַן – כְּגוֹן שֶׁנְּטָלָהּ לָמוֹד בָּהּ לַאֲחֵרִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, Rava said: I and the lion of the group explained it. And who is** this great Sage, referred to as a lion? It is **Rabbi Zeira,** and the explanation is as follows: **Here we are dealing with** a case **where** the storekeeper **took** the jug from the child in order **to measure with it for others,** without the knowledge of the father.


###### Bava Batra 88a:4
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וּבְשׁוֹאֵל שֶׁלֹּא מִדַּעַת קָא מִיפַּלְגִי – מָר סָבַר: שׁוֹאֵל הָוֵי, וּמָר סָבַר: גַּזְלָן הָוֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** the Rabbis and Rabbi Yehuda **disagree with regard to a borrower** who takes an item **without** the owner’s **knowledge.** One **Sage,** Rabbi Yehuda, **holds** that the storekeeper **is** considered like any other **borrower** and once he returns the jug to the child, he is no longer responsible for it. **And** one **Sage,** i.e., the Rabbis, **holds** that someone who borrows without the owner’s knowledge **is a robber** and is obligated to return the item to its owner. Therefore, the storekeeper must pay for the jug that the child broke before it reached the father.


###### Bava Batra 88a:5
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גּוּפָא – אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: הַנּוֹטֵל כְּלִי מִן הָאוּמָּן לְבַקְּרוֹ, וְנֶאֱנַס בְּיָדוֹ – חַיָּיב. וְהָנֵי מִילֵּי הוּא דְּקַיְצִי דְּמֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara returns to **the** matter **itself. Shmuel says:** With regard to **one who takes a vessel from a craftsman** in order **to examine it, and an accident occurred** while it was **in his possession** and it broke, he is **liable** to pay restitution for the vessel. The Gemara explains: **And this statement** applies only in a case **where the monetary** value of the vessel **is fixed,** because he examines the vessel merely to ensure there is nothing wrong with it, and it is assumed that if he finds no defect he will buy it.


###### Bava Batra 88a:6
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הַהוּא גַּבְרָא דְּעָל לְבֵי טַבָּחָא, אַגְבַּהּ אַטְמָא דְבִישְׂרָא. בַּהֲדֵי דְּקָא אַגְבַּהּ, אֲתָא פָּרָשָׁא מִרְמֵא מִינֵּיהּ. אֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב יֵימַר, חַיְּיבֵיהּ לְשַׁלּוֹמֵי דְּמָיהּ. וְהָנֵי מִילֵּי הוּא דְּקַיְצִי דְּמָיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates: There was **a certain man who entered a butcher shop and lifted a thigh of meat** to examine it. **While he was lifting it, a horseman came** and **seized** it **from him.** The buyer **came before Rav Yeimar,** who **deemed him liable to pay its monetary** value to the seller, because it was seized from him after he had lifted it. The Gemara again notes: **And this matter,** i.e., *halakha*, applies only in a place **where the monetary** value of the item is **fixed,** and therefore lifting it is equivalent to finalizing the sale.


###### Bava Batra 88a:7
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הַהוּא גַּבְרָא דְּאַיְיתִי קָארֵי לְפוּם נַהֲרָא. אֲתוֹ כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא, שְׁקוּל קָרָא קָרָא. אֲמַר לְהוּ: הֲרֵי הֵן מוּקְדָּשִׁין לַשָּׁמַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates a similar incident: There was **a certain man who brought pumpkins to** the city of **Pum Nahara. Everyone came** and **took a pumpkin** with the intention of buying it, but had yet to pay for it. The seller was angry, and since he did not know from whom to demand payment, **he said to them:** The pumpkins **are hereby consecrated to Heaven.**


###### Bava Batra 88a:8
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אֲתוֹ לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב כָּהֲנָא, אֲמַר לְהוּ: אֵין אָדָם מַקְדִּישׁ דָּבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ שֶׁלּוֹ. וְהָנֵי מִילֵּי הוּא דְּקַיְצִי דְּמַיְיהוּ, אֲבָל לָא קַיְצִי דְּמַיְיהוּ – בִּרְשׁוּת מָרַיְיהוּ קָיְימִי, וְשַׁפִּיר אַקְדֵּישׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**They came before Rav Kahana** to inquire about the halakhic status of the pumpkins. Rav Kahana **said to them:** This statement has no effect, as **a person cannot consecrate an item that is not his,** and since the buyers had lifted the pumpkins, they no longer belonged to the seller. Once again the Gemara points out: **And this matter,** i.e., *halakha*, applies only in a place **where** the item’s **monetary** value is **fixed,** and therefore lifting it is akin to finalizing the sale. **But** if the item’s **monetary** value is **not fixed, it remains in the jurisdiction of its owner, and** the seller **did well,** i.e., was successful, in **that he consecrated** it.


###### Bava Batra 88a:9
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַלּוֹקֵחַ יָרָק מִן הַשּׁוּק, וּבֵירַר וְהִנִּיחַ – אֲפִילּוּ כׇּל הַיּוֹם כּוּלּוֹ, לֹא קָנָה וְלֹא נִתְחַיֵּיב בְּמַעֲשֵׂר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **The Sages taught:** In the case of **one who** wishes to **buy vegetables from the market** and the seller is an *am ha’aretz*, i.e., one who is unreliable with regard to tithes, in which case the buyer is required to separate tithes after his purchase, **and he selected** superior-quality vegetables from inferior-quality vegetables **and placed** them to the side, as he was considering purchasing them, **even** if he did this **all day,** if he does not decide to buy the vegetables **he does not acquire** them **and does not become obligated in** separating **tithes.**


###### Bava Batra 88a:10
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גָּמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לִקְנוֹתוֹ – קָנָה וְנִתְחַיֵּיב בְּמַעֲשֵׂר. לְהַחְזִירוֹ אִי אֶפְשָׁר – שֶׁכְּבָר נִתְחַיֵּיב בְּמַעֲשֵׂר, וּלְעַשְּׂרוֹ אִי אֶפְשָׁר – שֶׁכְּבָר מַפְחִיתָן בְּדָמִים. הָא כֵּיצַד? מְעַשְּׂרוֹ, וְנוֹתֵן לוֹ דְּמֵי מַעֲשֵׂר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If **he had determined to buy** the vegetables he selected, **he acquires** them **and becomes obligated in** separating **tithes.** In such a case, **it is not possible** for him to decide to not buy the vegetables and **to return** them to the seller in their present state, **as they have already became obligated in tithes, and,** likewise, **it is not possible to tithe them** and return them to the seller, **as he would then lower their monetary** value. **How** should he proceed? **He** should **tithe** the produce, give the tithes to an appropriate recipient, **and give** the seller **money** in exchange for the **tithes** that he separated from it.


###### Bava Batra 88a:11
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אַטּוּ מִשּׁוּם דְּגָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לִקְנוֹת, קָנָה וְנִתְחַיֵּיב בְּמַעֲשֵׂר?! אָמַר רַב הוֹשַׁעְיָא: הָכָא בִּירֵא שָׁמַיִם עָסְקִינַן, כְּגוֹן רַב סָפְרָא, דְּקַיֵּים בְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ ״וְדֹבֵר אֱמֶת בִּלְבָבוֹ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Is that to say** that **because one determined to buy** the produce, even though he says nothing and performs no act of acquisition, **he acquires** the produce **and becomes obligated in tithes? Rav Hoshaya said: Here, we are dealing with** a buyer who is **God-fearing, such as Rav Safra,** who **himself fulfilled** the verse: **“And speaks truth in his heart”** (Psalms 15:2). With regard to business matters Rav Safra considered himself bound by his thoughts at the time of negotiations, even if he did not express them verbally or perform any action (see *Makkot* 24a). A person on the ethical level of Rav Safra acquires the produce and becomes obligated to separate tithes from the moment that he decides to buy it.


###### Bava Batra 88a:12
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**מַתְנִי׳** הַסִּיטוֹן מְקַנֵּחַ מִדּוֹתָיו אֶחָד לִשְׁלשִׁים יוֹם. וּבַעַל הַבַּיִת, אֶחָד לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: חִילּוּף הַדְּבָרִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **A wholesaler [*hassiton*] must clean his measuring** vessels, which are used for measuring liquids such as oil and wine, **once every thirty days,** because the residue of the liquids sticks to the measure and reduces its capacity. **And a homeowner** who sells his goods must clean his measuring vessels only **once every twelve months. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The matters are reversed.** In the case of one who is constantly using his vessels for selling merchandise the residue does not adhere to the measuring vessel, and therefore a wholesaler must clean his measures only once a year. But in the case of a homeowner, who does not sell as often, the residue adheres to the measuring vessel; therefore, he must clean them every thirty days.


###### Bava Batra 88a:13
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חֶנְווֹנִי, מְקַנֵּחַ מִדּוֹתָיו פַּעֲמַיִם בְּשַׁבָּת, וּמְמַחֶה מִשְׁקְלוֹתָיו פַּעַם אַחַת בְּשַׁבָּת, וּמְקַנֵּח מֹאזְנַיִם עַל כׇּל מִשְׁקָל וּמִשְׁקָל. אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל: בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים – בְּלַח, אֲבָל בְּיָבֵשׁ – אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**A storekeeper,** who constantly sells merchandise in small quantities, **cleans his measuring** vessels **twice a week and cleans his weights once a week; and he cleans** the pans of **his scales after each and every weighing,** to ensure that no merchandise has adhered to the pans, thereby increasing their weight. **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: In what** case **is this statement,** that it is necessary to clean a measuring vessel, **said? With regard to moist** items, which are likely to adhere to the measuring vessels. **But with regard to dry** goods, which do not adhere to the measuring vessels, one **does not need** to clean his measuring vessels.