Commentary for Bava Batra 302:8

איתיביה רב משרשיא לרבא מעשה באמן של בני רוכל שהיתה חולה ואמרה תנתן כבינתי לבתי והוא בשנים עשר מנה ומתה וקיימו דבריה התם במצוה מחמת מיתה

Now if, [as you assert, our Mishnah refers to the case] where symbolic acquisition took place.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'where they (i.e.. a court of law or witnesses) did not acquire From him', on behalf of the donee, by means of symbolic acquisition. ');">¹⁸</span> why is his gift invalid? — He replied unto him: Thus said Samuel, 'If a dying man gave all his property, in writing, to strangers, although [symbolic] acquisition took place,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'they took possession from his hand'. Cf. previous note but one. ');">¹⁹</span> he may retract if he recovered, because it is known that he disposed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'instructed', or (cf. BaH) 'symbolic acquisition took place', v. infra p. 660. ');">²⁰</span>

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