Commentary for Bava Batra 173:5

ואם היה מחובר בקרקע ותלש כל שהוא קנה: משום דתלש כל שהוא קנה אמר רב ששת הכא במאי עסקינן דאמר ליה לך יפה לך קרקע כל שהוא וקני כל מה שעליה:

[the difference between the two rates of wage] appears as a reward for advancing the money;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And prohibited as a mere Rabbinical restrictive measure. V. n. 6. ');">¹³</span> [in] the last clause, where work begins at once, [the difference] does not appear as a reward for advancing the money. AND IT IF WAS ATTACHED TO THE GROUND AND HE PLUCKED [OF IT] ANY QUANTITY, HE HAS ACQUIRED OWNERSHIP. Does he acquire ownership [of all the flax] because he has plucked some of it?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How can the meshikah of a small part affect the entire purchase? ');">¹⁴</span>

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