Commentary for Bava Batra 261:10

א"ל משום דקא מפיק לה בלשון ירתון

was] 'they shall take', or according to him who said [that the reading was], 'they shall inherit', [the question may be asked], surely one [has] not [the right] to give possession of something which is not yet in existence! And even R. Meir,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'according to R. Meir'. ');">²⁶</span> who maintains [that] one may give possession of that which is not yet in existence, applies this law<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'these words'. ');">²⁷</span> [only to the case where the possession was given] to one who is [already] in existence,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the time when possession was conferred. ');">²⁸</span>

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