## Bava Batra Daf 98b

###### Bava Batra 98b:1
[Bava Batra 98b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:1)

תָּאנָא: וּמְיַישֵּׁן וְהוֹלֵךְ עַד הַחַג.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**It is taught** in a *baraita*: **And** where he sold him aged wine, he is responsible to provide wine that will **continue to age,** i.e., maintain its quality, **until the festival** of *Sukkot*.


###### Bava Batra 98b:2
[Bava Batra 98b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:2)

**מַתְנִי׳** הַמּוֹכֵר מָקוֹם לַחֲבֵירוֹ, וְכֵן הַמְקַבֵּל מָקוֹם מֵחֲבֵירוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ בֵּית חַתְנוּת לִבְנוֹ וּבֵית אַלְמְנוּת לְבִתּוֹ – בּוֹנֶה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת עַל שֵׁשׁ, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר: רֶפֶת בָּקָר הִיא זוֹ!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** With regard to **one who sells a plot** of land **to another,** with the buyer intending to build a bridal house for his son or a widowhood home for his daughter on that plot, **and similarly,** with regard to a contractor **who receives a plot** of land **from another** under a commission **to build for** the owner on that land **a bridal house for his son, or a widowhood home for his daughter,** the terms of the transaction are a matter of dispute. The mishna presents the dispute: In the latter case, the contractor must **build** a building that is at least **four cubits by six** cubits in size, and similarly, in the case of the sale, the seller must provide a plot of land that can accommodate a building of that size; this is **the statement of Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Yishmael says:** A structure of **this** size **is a cowshed,** and a bridal house or a widowhood home is larger than that.


###### Bava Batra 98b:3
[Bava Batra 98b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:3)

הָרוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת רֶפֶת בָּקָר – בּוֹנֶה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת עַל שֵׁשׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One who wants to construct a cowshed builds** a structure at least **four cubits by six** cubits in size.


###### Bava Batra 98b:4
[Bava Batra 98b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:4)

בַּיִת קָטָן – שֵׁשׁ עַל שְׁמוֹנֶה, גָּדוֹל – שְׁמוֹנֶה עַל עֶשֶׂר, טְרַקְלִין – עֶשֶׂר עַל עֶשֶׂר. רוּמוֹ כַּחֲצִי אׇרְכּוֹ וְכַחֲצִי רׇחְבּוֹ. רְאָיָה לַדָּבָר – רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: כְּבִנְיַן הַהֵיכָל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna delineates the standard dimensions for various other structures. **A small house** is **six by eight** cubits. **A large** house is **eight by ten** cubits. **A banquet hall [*teraklin*]** is **ten by ten** cubits. The standard **height** for each of these structures is **equal to** the sum of **half its length and half its width.** There is **a proof of the matter; Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says:** The proportions are **like the building of the Sanctuary;** it was forty cubits wide and twenty cubits long and its height was thirty cubits, which is the sum of half the width and half the length.


###### Bava Batra 98b:5
[Bava Batra 98b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:5)

**גְּמָ׳** לְמָה לִי לְמִיתְנָא ״בֵּית חַתְנוּת לִבְנוֹ, וּבֵית אַלְמְנוּת לְבִתּוֹ״? לִיתְנֵי ״בֵּית חַתְנוּת לִבְנוֹ וּלְבִתּוֹ, וּבֵית אַלְמְנוּת לִבְנוֹ וּלְבִתּוֹ״! מִלְּתָא אַגַּב אוֹרְחֵיהּ קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן, דְּלָא דַּרְכָּא דְחַתְנָא לְמֵידַר בֵּי חֲמוּהּ –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **Why do I** need the mishna **to teach** specifically: **A bridal house for his son, and: A widowhood home for his daughter?** Instead, **let it teach: A bridal house for his son or his daughter, and a widowhood home for his son or his daughter.** The Gemara answers: **It teaches us a matter in passing, that it is not the** proper **manner** of conduct **for a son-in-law to live in his father-in-law’s home.** Therefore, it is the father of the groom who generally provides a bridal home for the couple and the bride will return to live near her parents’ house only if she is widowed or divorced.


###### Bava Batra 98b:6
[Bava Batra 98b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:6)

כְּדִכְתִיב בְּסֵפֶר בֶּן סִירָא: הַכֹּל שָׁקַלְתִּי בְּכַף מֹאזְנַיִם, וְלֹא מָצָאתִי קַל מִסּוּבִּין; וְקַל מִסּוּבִּין – חָתָן הַדָּר בְּבֵית חָמִיו; וְקַל מֵחָתָן – אוֹרֵחַ מַכְנִיס אוֹרֵחַ; וְקַל מֵאוֹרֵחַ – מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע – שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא לוֹ וּכְלִמָּה״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Support for this is **as it is written in the book of ben Sira: I have weighed everything in the pan of a balance scale and I have not found anything inferior to bran; but inferior to bran is a son-in-law who lives in his father-in-law’s house; and inferior to a son-in-law is a guest who brings in a guest; and inferior to a guest is one who answers a matter before he listens. As it is stated: “He that gives an answer before he listens, it is folly for him and a disgrace”** (Proverbs 18:13).


###### Bava Batra 98b:7
[Bava Batra 98b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:7)

רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר: רֶפֶת בָּקָר הִיא זוֹ! הָרוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת כּוּ׳. רֶפֶת בָּקָר מַאן קָתָנֵי לַהּ? אִיכָּא דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל קָתָנֵי לַהּ, וְאִיכָּא דְּאָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא קָתָנֵי לַהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: **Rabbi Yishmael says:** A structure of **this** size **is a cowshed.** And then the mishna continues: **One who wants to construct** a cowshed builds a structure at least four cubits by six cubits in size. The Gemara asks: **Who teaches** this subsequent clause about **a cowshed? There is** a Sage **who says** that **Rabbi Yishmael teaches it** and it is an elaboration of his statement. **And there is** a Sage **who says** that **Rabbi Akiva teaches it** in response to Rabbi Yishmael’s statement.


###### Bava Batra 98b:8
[Bava Batra 98b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:8)

אִיכָּא דְּאָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא קָתָנֵי לַהּ – וְהָכִי קָאָמַר: אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁרֶפֶת בָּקָר הִיא, פְּעָמִים שֶׁאָדָם עוֹשֶׂה דִּירָתוֹ כְּרֶפֶת בָּקָר. וְאִיכָּא דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל קָתָנֵי לַהּ – וְהָכִי קָאָמַר: שֶׁהָרוֹצֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת רֶפֶת בָּקָר, עוֹשֶׂה אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת עַל שֵׁשׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara elaborates: **There is** a Sage **who says** that **Rabbi Akiva teaches it, and this** is what Rabbi Akiva **is saying: Even though** this structure **is** of the same dimensions as **a cowshed,** nevertheless, since there are **times when a person constructs his home** as small **as a cowshed,** a contractor has fulfilled his commission if he builds a house to such dimensions. **And there is** a Sage **who says** that **Rabbi Yishmael teaches it, and this** is what Rabbi Yishmael **is saying** to Rabbi Akiva: The dimensions that you stated are clearly not the correct dimensions for a bridal house or widowhood home, **as one who wants to construct a cowshed constructs** a structure of **four cubits by six** cubits. A house for human dwelling is certainly larger than that.


###### Bava Batra 98b:9
[Bava Batra 98b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:9)

טְרַקְלִין עֶשֶׂר עַל עֶשֶׂר. מַאי טְרַקְלִין? קוּבְּתָא בֵּי וַורְדֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: **A banquet hall** is **ten by ten** cubits. The Gemara clarifies: **What is a banquet hall? A pavilion of roses.**


###### Bava Batra 98b:10
[Bava Batra 98b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:10)

תָּאנֵי: וְקַנְתֵּיר – שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה עַל שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה. מַאי קַנְתֵּיר? תַּרְבֵּץ אַפַּדְנֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**It is taught** in a *baraita*: The standard size of **a *kanteir*** is **twelve by twelve** cubits. The Gemara clarifies: **What is a *kanteir*?** It is a decorative **courtyard of a mansion.**


###### Bava Batra 98b:11
[Bava Batra 98b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:11)

רוּמוֹ כַּחֲצִי אׇרְכּוֹ וְכַחֲצִי רׇחְבּוֹ, רְאָיָה לַדָּבָר – רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: כְּבִנְיַן הַהֵיכָל. ״רְאָיָה לַדָּבָר״ מַאן קָתָנֵי לַהּ? אִיכָּא דְּאָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל קָתָנֵי לַהּ – וְהָכִי קָאָמַר: רְאָיָה לַדָּבָר מִנַּיִן? אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל: הַכֹּל כְּבִנְיַן הֵיכָל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna teaches: The standard **height** for each of these structures is **equal to** the sum of **half its length and half its width.** There is **a proof of the matter; Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says:** The proportions are **like the building of the Sanctuary.** The Gemara asks: **Who teaches** the phrase: **Proof of the matter? There is** a Sage **who says** that **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel teaches it, and this** is what he **is saying: From where** can **a proof of the matter** be derived? The mishna then cites that **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said** that **everything is like the building of the Sanctuary.**


###### Bava Batra 98b:12
[Bava Batra 98b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:12)

וְאִיכָּא דְּאָמַר תַּנָּא קַמָּא קָתָנֵי לַהּ – וְרַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אַתְמוֹהֵי קָא מַתְמַהּ, וְהָכִי קָאָמַר לֵיהּ [לְתַנָּא קַמָּא]: רְאָיָה מִנַּיִן – מִבִּנְיַן הֵיכָל?! אַטּוּ כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא כְּבִנְיַן הֵיכָל עָבְדִי?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And there is** a Sage **who says** that **the first *tanna* teaches it, and,** understanding that the proof the *tanna* wished to cite was from the example of the Sanctuary, **Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel** interjected and **expressed astonishment** at the idea. **And this is what** Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel **is saying to the first *tanna*: From where** do you derive **a proof?** Do you derive it **from the building of the Sanctuary? Is that to say** that **everyone constructs** their buildings **like the building of the Sanctuary?** Why should they do so?


###### Bava Batra 98b:13
[Bava Batra 98b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:13)

תַּנְיָא, אֲחֵרִים אוֹמְרִים: רוּמוֹ – כְּקוֹרוֹתָיו. וְלֵימָא: רוּמוֹ כְּרׇחְבּוֹ! אִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא: בֵּיתָא מֵעִילַּאי רָוַוח, וְאִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא: מִשּׁוּם דְּאִיכָּא בֵּי כַוֵּוי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**It is taught** in a *baraita*: ***Aḥerim* say:** The standard **height of** each of these structures is **equal to** the length of **its crossbeams.** The Gemara suggests: **And let** us **say** more simply that **its height** is **equal to its width.** The Gemara answers: **If you wish, say** that formulating the ruling in this way is necessary, because the space inside **a house widens at the top,** as the walls get thinner toward the top and the crossbeams are actually longer than the width of the floor of the building. **And if you wish, say** instead that formulating it in this way is necessary **because there are indentations** in the wall into which the crossbeams are inserted. The crossbeams are consequently longer than the space inside the house.


###### Bava Batra 98b:14
[Bava Batra 98b:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:14)

רַבִּי חֲנִינָא נְפַק לְקִרְיָיתָא, רְמוֹ לֵיהּ קְרָאֵי אַהֲדָדֵי – כְּתִיב: ״וְהַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לַה׳ – שִׁשִּׁים אַמָּה אׇרְכּוֹ, וְעֶשְׂרִים רׇחְבּוֹ, וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה קוֹמָתוֹ״; וּכְתִיב: ״וְלִפְנֵי הַדְּבִיר – עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ, וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה רֹחַב, וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה קוֹמָתוֹ״! אֲמַר לְהוּ: כִּי קָא חָשֵׁיב – מִשְּׂפַת כְּרוּבִים וּלְמַעְלָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ Apropos the building of the Sanctuary, the Gemara relates the following incident: **Rabbi Ḥanina** once **went out to the villages** to teach Torah there, and **he raised a contradiction between** two **verses** that detail the dimensions of the Sanctuary: **It is written: “And the house that King Solomon built for the Lord, was sixty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and its height was thirty cubits”** (I Kings 6:2). **But it is** also **written: “And before the partition was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and its height was twenty cubits”** (I Kings 6:20). The first verse states that its height was thirty cubits, whereas the second verse states that its height was only twenty cubits. **He said to** the villagers that the reason for the difference is that **when** the latter verse **calculated** the height, it did so **from the** upper **edge of the cherubs and upward,** as the cherubs themselves stood ten cubits high.


###### Bava Batra 98b:15
[Bava Batra 98b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/98b:15)

מַאי קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What is** the verse **teaching us** by considering only the area above the cherubs?