Responsa for Bava Metzia 19:7
איתיביה רבא לרב נחמן מציאת פועל לעצמו
The wording of the second clause is intended to throw light on the first: In the second case he said 'FIRST' but in the first case he did not say <i>'first'</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The use of the word FIRST in the second clause makes it clear that it was intentionally excluded from the first clause. [For there, even if he did not say 'first', but picked it up for the rider, the rider would still have no claim to it until it had been delivered to him.] ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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