Commentary for Bava Batra 168:5
<big><strong>מתני'</strong></big> המוכר פירות לחבירו משך ולא מדד קנה מדד ולא משך לא קנה אם היה פיקח שוכר את מקומן
[AND THE BUYER] HAS PULLED<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 304, n. 8. By meshikah one acquires possession in an alley or in a courtyard which is the common property of both buyer and seller. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> [THEM]. THOUGH THEY HAVE NOT [YET] BEEN MEASURED,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Measuring is not an essential of the sale. It merely determines the quantity sold. The sale, therefore, becomes effective though no measuring has yet taken place. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>
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