Commentary for Bava Batra 302:6

איתיביה רבא לרב נחמן שייר קרקע כל שהוא מתנתו קיימת מאי לאו דלא קנו מיניה לא דקנו מיניה אי הכי אימא סיפא לא שייר קרקע כל שהוא אין מתנתו קיימת ואי דקנו מיניה אמאי אין מתנתו קיימת

in the presence of Raba, in the name of Mar Zutra, son of R. Nahman, who reported in the name of R. Nahman: It is like the gift of a man in good health; and it is like the gift of a man who is dying. 'It is like the gift of a man in good health', in that if he recovered he [can] not retract; and 'it is like the gift of a man who is dying', in that no [symbolic] acquisition is required.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And if he died the recipient acquired its ownership. ');">¹⁵</span> Raba said unto them: Did I not tell you [that] you shall not hang empty jars on R. Nahman?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e. 'do not attribute to him such absurd views', v. supra p. 27. n. 2. ');">¹⁶</span> Thus said R. Nahman: It is like the gift of a man in good health and requires [symbolic] acquisition.

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