Commentary for Kiddushin 51:9
רב אשי אמר במתנה ביקש ליתנה לו ולמה כתב לו לשון מכר כדי ליפות את כוחו:
even if worth less than a perutah.' My field is sold unto you,' 'my field is given unto you,' it is sold and gifted!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus the deed suffices even for a sale. - The meaning is assumed to be, it is sold or gifted.');"><sup>16</sup></span> - He raised the objection.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Ashi says that the entire baraita refers to someone who is giving the land as a gift. The only reason that he wrote the sales document was to make sure that everyone would know that the recipient is the owner. If he was really selling it, then the transaction would not be valid until money had changed hands.
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