Commentary for Bava Batra 338:7

אמר מר חוץ מן האחריות שבו היכי כתבינן אמר רב נחמן דכתבי הכי שטרא דנן דלא למיגבי ביה לא ממשעבדי ולא מבני חרי אלא כי היכי דתיקום ארעא בידיה דלוקח

In this case<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That of a deed of sale and purchase. ');">¹⁸</span> [however] where the claim is for land, they well know that one who claims land would not be satisfied with money.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And would, therefore, allow the first buyer to take possession of their lands in the hope that, in due course, the seller might compensate him and arrange for the return to them of their property. They are not, therefore, in a hurry to go to the seller. When they ultimately learn of the existence of a quittance a considerable time has already elapsed and they lose the fruits which the first buyer had consumed in the meantime. ');">¹⁹</span> The Master had said, 'With the omission of [the clause] pledging [property]'. How [is such a deed]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which enables the holder to establish his claim upon his land and yet prevents him from seizing that of others. ');">²⁰</span>

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