Commentary for Bava Batra 303:2

בי רב משמיה דרב אמרי ארכביה אתרי ריכשי הרי היא כמתנת בריא הרי היא כמתנת שכיב מרע הרי היא כמתנת בריא שאם עמד אינו חוזר הרי הוא כמתנת שכיב מרע שאם אמר הלואתו לפלוני הלואתו לפלוני

[and] 'it is [also] like the gift of a dying man. '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 dying man' in that, if he said [that] his loan<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which someone owes him. ');">⁵</span> [shall be given] to X, his loan [is to be given] to X.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Although the money was not, at the time, in his possession and the gift was not made in the presence of the three parties concerned (v. 144a). ');">⁶</span> Samuel, however, had said, 'I do not know what decision to give on the matter' since it is possible that<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By the unnecessary mention of symbolic acquisition. ');">⁷</span> he decided not to transfer possession to him<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The donee. ');">⁸</span>

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