Commentary for Gittin 147:19

עד כאן לא פליגי אלא דמר סבר לי ולא ליורשי ומר סבר לי ואפילו ליורשי וכ"ע מיהא תנאה הוי תיובתא דרב יהודה

Now the two authorities here differ only to this extent, that one holds that '[give] me' means 'to me but not to my heirs', and the other holds that it means 'to me or even to my heirs', but both hold that it is a mere condition. This would seem to be a refutation of Rab Judah! — Rab Judah, however, may answer: Who is the authority for this view? It is Rabbi, since R. Huna has said in the name of Rabbi, The formula 'on condition' is equivalent to 'from now';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And makes the Get take effect retrospectively as soon as the condition is fulfilled. ');">¹⁶</span>

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