Commentary for Bava Batra 169:4

תא שמע ארבע מדות במוכרין עד שלא נתמלאה מדה למוכר משנתמלאה מדה ללוקח בד"א במדה שאינה של שניהן אבל אם היתה מדה של אחד מהן ראשון ראשון קנה

Before the measure<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which has been borrowed. ');">¹²</span> is filled, [the contents remain in the possession] of the seller.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The measure is assumed to have been lent to him (by the middleman. v. p. 355f.) for the purpose of measuring out his merchandise. It remains, therefore, in his possession until he completes the measuring. ');">¹³</span> When the measure is filled, [the contents pass over into the possession] of the buyer.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not only the contents, but also the measure remains in the buyer's possession until he has emptied the purchase into his own vessel or transferred it to his premises. A measure is assumed to be lent to the buyer for this purpose, and to the seller for measuring only. (Cf. previous note.) ');">¹⁴</span> These laws apply to a measure which belonged to neither of them,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. n. 13. ');">¹⁵</span>

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