Commentary for Bava Batra 127:4

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> לא את הבור ולא את הדות אע"פ שכתב לו עומקא ורומא וצריך ליקח לו דרך דברי ר' עקיבא וחכמים אומרים אינו צריך ליקח לו דרך

EVEN THOUGH HE INSERTS [IN THE DEED THE WORDS] 'INCLUDING THE DEPTH AND THE HEIGHT'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the space below and above. ');">⁷</span> HE MUST, HOWEVER, BUY HIMSELF, [IF REQUIRED], THE RIGHT OF WAY [TO THE WELL OR CISTERN]. THIS IS THE RULING OF R. AKIBA, THE SAGES, HOWEVER, SAY THAT HE NEED NOT BUY THE RIGHT OF WAY. R. AKIBA [ON HIS SIDE] AGREES THAT IF THE VENDOR INSERTS [THE WORDS] EXCEPT THESE',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which, strictly speaking, are superfluous, as the well and cistern are not automatically transferred with the house. ');">⁸</span>

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