## Ketubot Daf 93b

###### Ketubot 93b:1
[Ketubot 93b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:1)

הַשָּׂכָר לָאֶמְצַע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**the earnings are divided equally.**


###### Ketubot 93b:2
[Ketubot 93b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:2)

אָמַר רַבָּה: מִסְתַּבְּרָא מִילְּתֵיהּ דִּשְׁמוּאֵל בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לַחֲרִישָׁה, אֲבָל בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לִטְבִיחָה — זֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו וְזֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו. וְרַב הַמְנוּנָא אָמַר: אֲפִילּוּ שׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לִטְבִיחָה — הַשָּׂכָר לָאֶמְצַע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabba said: Shmuel’s statement stands to reason** in a case **where** they bought **an ox for plowing and it was used for plowing,** and now they wish to divide the earnings from the work of the ox. Since each part of the ox is necessary in order to plow, each partner’s contribution is equally necessary. **However,** in a case **where** they purchased **an ox for plowing, but it was used for slaughter** and they wish to divide their income from the sale of the meat, **this** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment **and that** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment. **And Rav Hamnuna said: Even** in a case where they purchased **an ox for plowing and used** it **for slaughter, the earnings are divided equally.**


###### Ketubot 93b:3
[Ketubot 93b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:3)

מֵיתִיבִי: שְׁנַיִם שֶׁהִטִּילוּ לַכִּיס, זֶה מָנֶה וְזֶה מָאתַיִם — הַשָּׂכָר לָאֶמְצַע. מַאי לָאו, בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לִטְבִיחָה, וּתְיוּבְתָּא דְּרַבָּה? לָא, בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לַחֲרִישָׁה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** to Rabba’s statement from the following *Tosefta*: In the case of **two** individuals **who deposited** money **into a purse,** i.e., invested in a joint business venture, **this** one invested **one hundred dinars and that** one invested **two hundred, the earnings are divided equally.** The Gemara comments: **What, is it not** referring to the case **of an ox** that was purchased **for plowing and was used for slaughter, and** it is **a conclusive refutation of** the opinion of **Rabba?** The Gemara responds: **No,** the *Tosefta* is referring only to the case **of an ox** that was purchased **for plowing and used for plowing.**


###### Ketubot 93b:4
[Ketubot 93b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:4)

אֲבָל שׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לִטְבִיחָה מַאי — זֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו וְזֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו. אַדְּתָנֵי סֵיפָא: לָקַח זֶה בְּשֶׁלּוֹ וְזֶה בְּשֶׁלּוֹ וְנִתְעָרְבוּ — זֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו, וְזֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **But in** the case of **an ox purchased for plowing and used for slaughter, what** is the opinion of the *Tosefta*; is it that **this** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment **and that** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment? If so, **rather than teaching the latter clause** of that same *Tosefta*, which reads as follows: If **this** partner **purchased** oxen **with his own** funds **and that** partner also purchased oxen **with his own** funds, **and they became mixed** when the two owners entered a joint business venture, **this** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment **and that** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment, it should teach a different case.


###### Ketubot 93b:5
[Ketubot 93b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:5)

לִיפְלוֹג וְלִיתְנֵי בְּדִידֵיהּ: בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לַחֲרִישָׁה. אֲבָל בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לִטְבִיחָה — זֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו וְזֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: **Let** the *Tosefta* **distinguish and teach within the case** of the first clause **itself,** as follows: **In what** case **is this statement said,** that the earnings are divided equally? **In** the case of **an ox** purchased **for plowing and used for plowing, but in** the case of **an ox** purchased **for plowing and used for slaughter, this** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment **and that** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment. Since the *Tosefta* did not make that distinction, it appears that it is dealing with both cases.


###### Ketubot 93b:6
[Ketubot 93b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:6)

הָכִי נָמֵי קָאָמַר: בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לַחֲרִישָׁה. אֲבָל בְּשׁוֹר לַחֲרִישָׁה וְעוֹמֵד לִטְבִיחָה — נַעֲשֶׂה כְּמִי שֶׁלָּקַח זֶה בְּשֶׁלּוֹ וְזֶה בְּשֶׁלּוֹ וְנִתְעָרְבוּ, זֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו וְזֶה נוֹטֵל לְפִי מְעוֹתָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **That is indeed what** the *Tosefta* **is saying: In what** case **is this statement said? In** the case of **an ox** purchased **for plowing and used for plowing, but in** the case of **an ox** purchased **for plowing but used for slaughter, it becomes like** a case **where this** partner **purchased** oxen **with his own** funds **and that** partner purchased oxen **with his own** funds, **and they became mixed** when the two owners entered a joint business venture. The *halakha* in such a case is that **this** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment **and that** partner **takes** his portion **according to his monetary** investment.


###### Ketubot 93b:7
[Ketubot 93b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:7)

תְּנַן: וְכֵן שְׁלֹשָׁה שֶׁהִטִּילוּ לַכִּיס, פִּחֲתוּ אוֹ הוֹתִירוּ — כָּךְ הֵן חוֹלְקִין,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara presents another proof: **We learned** in the mishna: **Similarly, three** individuals **who deposited** money **into a purse,** i.e., invested different amounts of money into a joint business venture: If they **incurred a loss or earned a profit** and now choose to dissolve the partnership, **they divide** the assets **in this manner,** i.e., based upon the amount that each of them initially invested in the partnership.


###### Ketubot 93b:8
[Ketubot 93b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:8)

מַאי לָאו: ״פִּחֲתוּ״ — פִּחֲתוּ מַמָּשׁ, ״הוֹתִירוּ״ — הוֹתִירוּ מַמָּשׁ!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**What, is it not** that when the mishna says: **They incurred a loss,** it means that **they incurred an actual loss,** and when it says: **They earned a profit,** it means that **they earned an actual profit,** and it says that they divide the assets proportionally and not equally? This poses a difficulty for Shmuel, who is of the opinion that they should divide the assets equally.


###### Ketubot 93b:9
[Ketubot 93b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:9)

אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר אֲבוּהּ: לָא, ״הוֹתִירוּ״ — זוּזֵי חַדְתֵי, ״פִּחֲתוּ״ — אִסְתֵּירָא דְצוֹנִיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman said** that **Rabba bar Avuh said: No,** when the mishna says **they earned a profit,** it means that they received **new dinars,** i.e., coins, in place of the old ones they had started with, and these new coins were of greater value than the original ones. Similarly, when it says that **they incurred a loss,** it means that they received defective **coins** useful only **for a wound.** When they were dividing the money between themselves, they found some old coins, which had become rusty or invalidated by the government and therefore lost some or all of their value and were good for nothing other than scrap metal. When dividing the coins they are left with, they do so in proportion to their monetary stakes, but this does not apply to the actual profits they earned.


###### Ketubot 93b:10
[Ketubot 93b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:10)

**מַתְנִי׳** מִי שֶׁהָיָה נָשׂוּי אַרְבַּע נָשִׁים וָמֵת — הָרִאשׁוֹנָה קוֹדֶמֶת לַשְּׁנִיָּה, וּשְׁנִיָּה לַשְּׁלִישִׁית, וּשְׁלִישִׁית לָרְבִיעִית. וְרִאשׁוֹנָה נִשְׁבַּעַת לַשְּׁנִיָּה. וּשְׁנִיָּה לַשְּׁלִישִׁית, וּשְׁלִישִׁית לָרְבִיעִית, וְהָרְבִיעִית נִפְרַעַת שֶׁלֹּא בִּשְׁבוּעָה. בֶּן נַנָּס אוֹמֵר: וְכִי מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא אַחֲרוֹנָה נִשְׂכֶּרֶת? אַף הִיא לֹא תִּפָּרַע אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבוּעָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** In the case of **one who was married** to **four women and died, the** woman he married **first precedes the** woman he married **second** in claiming her marriage contract, **the second** precedes **the third, and the third** precedes **the fourth. And** the **first** wife **takes an oath to the second** that she has taken nothing from the jointly owned properties of the estate in an unlawful manner, **and** the **second** takes an oath **to the third, and** the **third to the fourth. The fourth** wife **is paid** her share **without** having to take **an oath. Ben Nanas says: Should she gain** this advantage merely **because she is last?** After all, she too is being paid from property that would otherwise go to the orphans. Rather, **she too is not paid without an oath.**


###### Ketubot 93b:11
[Ketubot 93b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:11)

הָיוּ יוֹצְאוֹת כּוּלָּן בְּיוֹם אֶחָד — כׇּל הַקּוֹדֶמֶת לַחֲבֶרְתָּהּ אֲפִילּוּ שָׁעָה אַחַת זָכְתָה. וְכָךְ הָיוּ כּוֹתְבִין בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם שָׁעוֹת. הָיוּ כּוּלָּן יוֹצְאוֹת בְּשָׁעָה אַחַת, וְאֵין שָׁם אֶלָּא מָנֶה — חוֹלְקוֹת בְּשָׁוֶה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
However, **if all of** the marriage contracts **were issued on the same day, whichever** wife’s marriage contract **precedes** that of **another, even by a single hour, has acquired** the right to be paid first. **And so,** the practice **in Jerusalem** was that **they would write the hours** when the documents had been signed on the documents, in order to enable the document holder to demonstrate that his or her document preceded that of another. If **all** the contracts **were issued in the same hour and there is only one hundred dinars** from which to pay all of them, all of the women **divide** the money **equally.**


###### Ketubot 93b:12
[Ketubot 93b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/93b:12)

**גְּמָ׳** בְּמַאי קָמִיפַּלְגִי? אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara asks: **With regard to what do** the first *tanna* and ben Nanas **disagree? Shmuel said:**