Commentary for Bava Batra 299:2

התם בדין הוא דלא ליתני קרקע ואיידי דתנא רישא רבי עקיבא אומר קרקע כל שהוא חייבת בפאה ובבכורים ולכתוב עליהם פרוזבול ולקנות עמהם נכסים שאין להם אחריות בכסף ובשטר ובחזקה משום הכי קתני קרקע

[R. Joseph retorted,] it would have been proper that [the term] 'land', should not have been used [at all]; only because in the first part [of the Mishnah] it was stated, 'R. Akiba said: Land of any size is liable to [have the ears at its] corner[s left for the poor], and to [the bringing of its] first ripe fruit [to Jerusalem]; a <i>prosbul</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');">⁶</span> may be written in connection with it;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 324. n. 8. ');">⁷</span> and movable property<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., property which has no security, i.e., from which creditors cannot collect their debts. ');">⁸</span> may be acquired in conjunction with it by means of money, deed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Confirming the sale of the land. ');">⁹</span> and possession',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By performing some kind of work on the estate. V. Supra 42a; 77b. ');">¹⁰</span>

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