Commentary for Avodah Zarah 125:11
אי דקאי בחצירה בא עליה ואח"כ נתן לה הא קניא לה לא צריכא דשויה ניהלה אפותיקי דאמר לה אי מייתינא ליך זוזי מכאן עד יום פלוני מוטב ואי לא שקליה באתנניך
But if it was standing in her courtyard, [how can it be taught that] he had intercourse with her and subsequently gave it to her, seeing that she already had possession of it! No, it is necessary in a case where he used it as a pledge, saying to her, “If I bring you a certain number of zuz by such a date, well and good; otherwise take [the lamb] as your pay.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
If the lamb is already on her property, then he gave it to her before intercourse and it should be prohibited in any case. This is not a case of giving after intercourse which is what we were discussing.
The Talmud adjusts the situation. He gave it to her only as a pledge if he were not to bring payment. If he brings payment, then the lamb will never have lest his possession. But if he does not bring payment, then it will turn out that the lamb becomes hers, but only after intercourse.
Tomorrow’s passage will continue to discuss this case. Again, the main interest seems to be laws of transactions, not the particular case of the prostitute.
The Talmud adjusts the situation. He gave it to her only as a pledge if he were not to bring payment. If he brings payment, then the lamb will never have lest his possession. But if he does not bring payment, then it will turn out that the lamb becomes hers, but only after intercourse.
Tomorrow’s passage will continue to discuss this case. Again, the main interest seems to be laws of transactions, not the particular case of the prostitute.
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