Jewish%20thought for Bava Metzia 188:4

תנן התם ארבעה שומרים הם שומר חנם והשואל נושא שכר והשוכר

But is it possible that it shall be literally WITH IT; the cow is acquired only by <i>meshikah</i>, whereas its owner is acquired by his promise?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the owner says. 'I lend you my personal services and my cow', he himself is immediately at the service of the borrower, whereas the cow does not pass into his possession, to bear responsibility for it, until he actually performs meshikah (v. Glos.). ');">⁴</span>

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