## Bava Metzia Daf 79b

###### Bava Metzia 79b:1
[Bava Metzia 79b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Metzia/r/79b:1)

נֵימָא לֵיהּ: הַב לִי הָהוּא חַמְרָא וַאֲנָא מַיְיתֵינָא סְפִינְתָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Let** the owner **say to him: Give me that wine and I will bring a boat.** Since that particular wine is gone, the renter cannot comply with his request, and therefore he should have to pay the rental fee.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:2
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אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: לָא מַשְׁכַּחַתְּ לַהּ אֶלָּא בִּסְפִינָה זוֹ וְיַיִן זֶה. אֲבָל בִּסְפִינָה סְתָם וְיַיִן סְתָם – חוֹלְקִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa said: You find** the correct application of Rabbi Natan’s ruling **only in** a case where the two parties stipulated **this** specific **boat and that** specific **wine.** Since neither party can fulfill his part of the agreement, the money remains where it is. **But** if they stipulated **an unspecified boat and unspecified wine,** as they can both complete the agreement, **they divide** the rental fee, i.e., the renter pays half.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:3
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַשּׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַסְּפִינָה וּפְרָקָהּ לָהּ בַּחֲצִי הַדֶּרֶךְ – נוֹתֵן לוֹ שְׂכָרוֹ שֶׁל חֲצִי הַדֶּרֶךְ, וְאֵין לוֹ עָלָיו אֶלָּא תַּרְעוֹמֶת. הֵיכִי דָּמֵי? אִילֵּימָא דְּקָא מַשְׁכַּח לְאֹגוֹרַהּ – אַמַּאי אִית לֵיהּ תַּרְעוֹמֶת? וְאִי דְּלָא קָא מַשְׁכַּח לְאֹגוֹרַהּ – כּוּלֵּיהּ אַגְרַהּ בָּעֵי שַׁלּוֹמֵי!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught:** With regard to **one who rents a boat and unloads it [*uferakah*] halfway through the journey,** the renter **gives** the owner **his** rental **fee for half the journey, and** the owner of the boat **has nothing but a grievance against him.** The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances? If we say that** this is referring to a situation where the owner **can find** someone else **to** whom he can **rent out** the boat, **why does he have** grounds for **a grievance? And if it** is referring to a case **where he cannot find** another **to** whom he can **rent it out,** the renter **should be required to pay the full** rental **fee,** as he reneged on his commitment to rent the boat for the entire trip.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:4
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לְעוֹלָם דְּקָא מַשְׁכַּח לְאֹגוֹרַהּ, אֶלָּא אַמַּאי אִית לֵיהּ תַּרְעוֹמֶת – מִשּׁוּם רַפְסְתָא דִסְפִינְתָּא. אִי הָכִי, טַעַנְתָּא מְעַלַּיְיתָא הִוא וּמָמוֹנָא אִית לֵיהּ גַּבֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **Actually,** this is referring to a case **where** the owner **can find** someone else **to** whom he can **rent out** the boat. **But why does he have** cause for a **grievance? Because of the wear and tear on the boat** due to the additional loading and unloading of cargo, which was not taken into account in their agreement. The Gemara asks: **If so, that is a proper** legal **claim, and** the owner of the boat **has** not merely a grievance against the renter, but cause for claiming **monetary restitution from him.**


###### Bava Metzia 79b:5
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אֶלָּא מַאי פְּרָקָהּ – דְּפַרְקֵהּ לְטוּעְנֵיהּ בְּגַוַּיהּ. אֶלָּא מַאי תַּרְעוֹמֶת – מִשּׁוּם שִׁינּוּי דַּעְתָּא. אִי נָמֵי לְאַשְׁלָא יַתִּירָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, what is** the meaning of the term ***perakah*?** This means **that** the renter **unloaded** more of **his own cargo into** the boat halfway through the journey. Accordingly, the *baraita* is ruling that the renter must pay a fee for the additional cargo only for the second half of the journey. The Gemara asks: **But** if so, **what is** the **grievance?** Why should the owner object to this arrangement at all? The Gemara explains that the grievance is **due to the change from** the renter’s prior **intention,** as they had not agreed upon the addition of this additional cargo when they performed the transaction. **Alternatively,** the grievance is because **of the extra rope** that was necessary to secure the additional cargo.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:6
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַשּׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַחֲמוֹר לִרְכּוֹב עָלֶיהָ – שׂוֹכֵר מַנִּיחַ עָלֶיהָ כְּסוּתוֹ וּלְגִנוֹתוֹ וּמְזוֹנוֹת שֶׁל אוֹתָהּ הַדֶּרֶךְ, מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ – חַמָּר מְעַכֵּב עָלָיו. חַמָּר מַנִּיחַ עָלָיו שְׂעוֹרִים וְתֶבֶן וּמְזוֹנוֹתָיו שֶׁל אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם, מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ – שׂוֹכֵר מְעַכֵּב עָלָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **one who rents a donkey to ride on it,** the **renter** may **place on it his garment, his water jug, and food for that journey. Beyond those** items, the **donkey driver,** who would take the renter on the journey, may **prevent him** from placing anything on the animal by saying that he does not wish to further burden the donkey. The **donkey driver** may **place on it barley and hay** for the donkey **and his own food for that** first **day** alone. **Beyond those** items, the **renter** may **prevent him** from placing anything on the animal.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:7
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הֵיכִי דָמֵי? אִי דִּשְׁכִיחַ לְמִזְבַּן – חַמָּר נָמֵי לִיעַכֵּב, וְאִי דְּלָא שְׁכִיחַ לְמִזְבַּן – שׂוֹכֵר נָמֵי לָא לִיעַכֵּב!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What are the circumstances? If** this is referring to a situation **where** food **is available for purchase, the donkey driver** should **also** be able **to prevent** the renter from bringing food for the entire journey, **and if** it is a case **where** food **is not available for purchase,** the **renter** should **also not** be able **to prevent** the donkey driver from loading on the donkey his own food for the entire journey.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:8
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אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: לָא צְרִיכָא דִּשְׁכִיחַ לְמִטְרַח וּלְמִזְבַּן מֵאַוּוֹנָא לְאַוּוֹנָא, חַמָּר דַּרְכֵּיהּ לְמִטְרַח וּלְמִזְבַּן. שׂוֹכֵר לָאו דַּרְכֵּיהּ לְמִטְרַח וּלְמִזְבַּן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa said: No,** the ruling of the *baraita* is **necessary** in a situation **where** food **is available** for one who **goes to the trouble to purchase** it **from** one **station [*me’avna*] to** the next **station.** Since it is **the manner of a donkey driver to go to** the **trouble to purchase** food, he may load the animal only with food for that day, whereas it is **not the manner of** the **renter to go to the trouble to purchase** food, and therefore he may take food with him for the entire journey.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:9
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: הַשּׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַחֲמוֹר לִרְכּוֹב עָלֶיהָ אִישׁ – לֹא תִּרְכַּב עָלֶיהָ אִשָּׁה. אִשָּׁה – רוֹכֵב עָלֶיהָ אִישׁ. וְאִשָּׁה, בֵּין גְּדוֹלָה וּבֵין קְטַנָּה, אֲפִילּוּ מְעוּבֶּרֶת, וַאֲפִילּוּ מְנִיקָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught:** With regard to **one who rents a donkey with** the understanding that **a man will ride upon it, a woman may not ride upon it.** If he rented it **with** the understanding that **a woman** will ride upon it, **a man** may **ride upon it. And** if he rented it **with** the understanding that **a woman** will ride upon it, any female may ride upon it, **whether** she is **an adult woman or a minor girl.** And **even a pregnant** woman, despite her additional weight, **and even a nursing woman** who takes the child with her may ride upon it.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:10
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הַשְׁתָּא מְנִיקָה אָמְרַתְּ, מְעוּבֶּרֶת מִיבַּעְיָא? אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: מְעוּבֶּרֶת וְהִיא מְנִיקָה קָאָמַר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Now** that **you said** that the owner cannot prevent even **a nursing woman** from riding upon the donkey, despite the fact that this involves the weight of two people, **is it necessary** to say that **a pregnant woman** may ride upon the donkey? **Rav Pappa said:** The *tanna* **spoke** of **a pregnant woman who is** also **nursing,** as there is additional weight.


###### Bava Metzia 79b:11
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אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ בִּינִיתָא אַכְּרֵסַהּ תָּקְלָה. לְמַאי נָפְקָא מִינַּהּ? לְמִקָּח וּמִמְכָּר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Abaye said: You** can **learn from** the fact that a pregnant woman is considered heavier than the average woman **that the weight of a fish [*binita*] is in its belly,** i.e., weight increases according to the size of its belly. The Gemara asks: **What is the** practical **difference** resulting from Abaye’s statement with regard to a fish? The Gemara explains: It is **with regard to** the *halakhot* of **buying and selling,** so that one can know how to evaluate the weight of a fish, and calculate its value accordingly.