Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Bava Batra 296:17

אמר רב ששת יטול ויזכה ויחזיק ויקנה כולן לשון מתנה הן במתניתא תנא אף יחסין וירת בראוי ליורשו ור' יוחנן בן ברוקא היא

what, [it may be asked. is the law where] he distributed all his possessions among the poor? Is it assumed [that in a matter of] charity he has undoubtedly transferred unqualified possession or, perhaps, wherever it is a matter of personal interests one does not transfer unqualified possession? — This is undecided. R. Shesheth stated: 'He shall take', 'acquire', 'occupy' and own'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These expressions, some of which are synonymous, cannot be exactly rendered into English. ');"><sup>45</sup></span> [used by a dying man]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In making a gift to anyone. ');"><sup>46</sup></span>

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