Commentary for Bava Batra 305:5

ושמואל אמר הרי היא כמתנת בריא מדכתיב בה בחיים מחיים קאמר והאי דכתב ובמות כמאן דאמר מעתה ועד עולם אמרי נהרדעי הלכתא כוותיה דרב

'in life', was just for good luck;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'a mere omen of life' (v. Rashb.) ');">¹²</span> and Samuel said, 'Behold, it is like the gift of a man in good health' — since it contained the entry, 'in life', [the testator thereby] meant [to transfer possession] while he was alive, while his entry<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 662, n, 12. ');">¹³</span> of, 'and in death', [is only] like one saying. 'from now and for evermore'.

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