Commentary for Kiddushin 52:7
הכא במאי עסקינן לדמי ה"נ מסתברא דאי ס"ד מאה צאן ומאה חביות ממש ניקנינהו ניהליה בחליפין
- had a large quantity of movables, which he desired to dispose of as a gift. Thereupon he was told that he had no other option but to transfer it along with land. What did he do?
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud rejects the idea that the sheep and barrels were literally being transferred. Rather, it was the monetary equivalent of 100 sheep and barrels. Evidence for this is the fact that had he wanted to give away real objects, he could have done so by symbolic exchange.
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