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כתובות 55:2
Soncino English Talmud · Berean Standard Bible
and in that of terumah of the tithe of demai produce. But does not Rab, however, follow [the rule of] assumption? Surely it was stated: As to the gift of a dying man [in the deed of] which was recorded [symbolic] acquisition, the school of Rab in the name of Rab reported [that the testator] has [thereby] made him ride on two harnessed horses; but Samuel said: I do not know what decision to give on the matter. 'The school of Rab in the name of Rab reported [that the testator] has [thereby] made him ride on two harnessed horses', for it is like the gift of a man in good health, and it is also like the gift of a dying man. 'It is like the gift of a man in good health', in that, if he recovered, he cannot retract, and 'it is like the gift of a dying man' in that, if he said that his loan [shall be given] to X, his loan [is to he given] to X. 'But Samuel said: I do not know what decision to give on the matter', since it is possible that he decided not to transfer possession to him except through the deed, and no [possession by means of a] deed [may be acquired] after [the testator's] death!
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