Commentary for Eruvin 162:10

ומפני מה אמרו משיכה קונה גזירה שמא יאמר לו נשרפו חיטיך בעלייה:

replied: In the case of these four seasons the Sages have based their rule on the law of the Torah;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Pentateuch.');">²⁴</span> for R'Johanan said: According to the words of the Torah, money acquires possession for the buyer; and the Sages ruled that it is<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and wherefore did they say'.');">²⁵</span> meshikah that gives him possession as a precautionary measure against the possibility that<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Were the sold goods, though still on the premises of the seller, to pass into legal possession of the buyer as soon as he paid the money.');">²⁶</span>

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