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and Reuben's creditor came and seized it from him, the law is that Simeon must proceed to offer him compensation. Raba, however, said to him: Granted that [Simeon] had accepted responsibility for general claims, did he also accept responsibility for [claims against Reuben] himself? Raba admits, however, that where Reuben inherited a field from Jacob and sold it to Simeon without a guarantee and Simeon then re-sold It to Reuben with a guarantee. whereupon Jacob's creditor came and seized it from him, the law is that Simeon must proceed to offer him compensation. What is the reason? — Jacob's creditor is regarded as any other creditor. Rami b. Hama [further] stated: If Reuben sold a field to Simeon with a guarantee and allowed [the price of the field] to stand as a loan, and when Reuben died, and his creditor came to seize it from Simeon, [the latter] satisfied him by [refunding to him the] amount, the law is that Reuben's children can tell him, '[As far as] we [are concerned,] our father has left movables with you. and the movables of orphans are not pledged to a creditor.' Raba remarked: If the other is clever he gives them a plot of land in settlement of the debt and then he collects it from them, in accordance [with a ruling of] R. Nahman who stated in the name of Rabbah b. Abbahu: If orphans collected a plot of land for their father's debt, a creditor may in turn collect it from them. Rabbah stated: If Reuben sold all his fields to Simeon who In turn sold one field [of these] to Levi, and then Reuben's creditor appeared, [the latter] may collect either from the one or from the other. This law, however, applies only where [Levi] had bought [land of] medium quality, but if he bought either the best or the worst he may tell him, 'It is for this reason that I have taken the trouble [to buy the best or the worst because either is] land which is not available for you'. And even [when he bought] medium quality the law is applicable only where [Levi] did not leave medium quality of a similar nature

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but if he did leave medium quality of a similar nature he may lawfully tell him, 'I have left for you ample land from which to collect [your debt]'. Abaye stated: If Reuben sold a field to Simeon with a guarantee and a creditor of Reuben's came to distrain on it the law is that Reuben may proceed to litigate with that creditor and [the latter] cannot say to him, 'You are no party to me' for [the other can] retort, 'For whatever you will take away from him he will turn to me [to claim compensation]' Others say: Even where no guarantee was given the same law applies, since [Reuben] may say to him, 'I do not like Simeon to have any grievance against me Abaye [further] stated: If Reuben sold a field to Simeon without a guarantee and there appeared against him

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