Bava Metzia 29a

מַסֶּכֶת בָּבָא מְצִיעָא

Bava Metzia 29a · Gemara · Transliteration · Translation

29a:1

אֶלָּאEllo

except

כְּשֶׁנִּשְׁתַּמֵּשׁKeshennishtammeish

<<where he used

בָּהֶן.Bohen

<<them;

אֲבָלAvol

<<but

לֹאLo

<<if he did not

נִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁNishtammeish

<<use

בָּהֶן,Bohen

<<them,

אִםIm

<<if

אָבְדוּOvdu

<<they were lost

פָּטוּר.Potur

<<he is exempt.

29a:2

לֵימָאLeimo

Shall we say

תֶּיהְוֵיTehvei

<<let there be

תְּיוּבְתָּאTeyuvetto

<<a refutation

דְּרַבDerav

יוֹסֵף?Yoseif

<<of Rav Yosef?

דְּאִתְּמַר:Deittemar

<<For it was stated:

שׁוֹמֵרShomeir

<<one who guards

אֲבֵידָה,Aveido

<<a lost object —

רַבָּהRabbo

<<Rabbah

אָמַר:Omar

<<said:

כְּשׁוֹמֵרKeshomeir

<<is like a guardian

חִנָּם,Chinnom

<<unpaid;

רַבRav

יוֹסֵףYoseif

<<Rav Yosef

אָמַר:Omar

<<said:

כְּשׁוֹמֵרKeshomeir

<<is like a guardian

שָׂכָר.Sochor

<<paid.

29a:3

אָמַרOmar

לְךָLecho

Says to you

רַבRav

יוֹסֵף:Yoseif

<<Rav Yosef:

בִּגְנֵיבָהBigneivo

<<regarding theft

וַאֲבֵידָהVaaveido

<<and loss

דְּכוּלֵּיDechullei

עָלְמָאOlmo

<<everyone

לָאLo

<<does not

פְּלִיגִיPeligi

<<disagree

דְּחַיָּיב,Dechayyoyv

<<that he is liable;

כִּיKi

<<where

פְּלִיגִיPeligi

<<they disagree

בְּאוּנְסִיןBeunesin

<<is about the accidents

דְּשׁוֹאֵל,Deshoeil

<<of a borrower:

רַבִּיRabbi

טַרְפוֹןTarfon

<<Rabbi Tarfon

סָבַר:Sovar

<<holds:

שָׁרוּShoru

<<permitted

לֵיהּLeih

<<him

רַבָּנַןRabbonan

<<the Rabbis

לְאִשְׁתַּמּוֹשֵׁיLeishtammoshei

<<to use

בְּגַוַּיְיהוּ,Begavvayyhu

<<them,

וְהָוֵהVehovei

לֵיהּLeih

<<and he is

שׁוֹאֵלShoeil

<<a borrower

עֲלַיְיהוּ.Alayyhu

<<upon them;

וְרַבִּיVerabbi

עֲקִיבָאAkivo

<<and Rabbi Akiva

סָבַר:Sovar

<<holds:

לָאLo

<<they did not

שָׁרוּShoru

<<permit

לֵיהּLeih

<<him

רַבָּנַןRabbonan

<<the Rabbis

לְאִשְׁתַּמּוֹשֵׁיLeishtammoshei

<<to use

בְּגַוַּיְיהוּ,Begavvayyhu

<<them,

הִלְכָּךְHilkoch

<<therefore

לָאLo

<<he is not

הָוֵיHovei

<<deemed

שׁוֹאֵלShoeil

<<a borrower

עֲלַיְיהוּ.Alayyhu

<<upon them.

29a:4

אִיI

הָכִי,Hochi

<<so,

״לְפִיכָךְ״Lefichoch

<<“therefore”

דְּאָמַרDeomar

רַבִּיRabbi

עֲקִיבָא,Akivo

<<that Rabbi Akiva said—

לְמָהLemo

לִי?Li

<<why do I need it?

אִיI

אָמְרַתְּOmratte

בִּשְׁלָמָאBishlomo

<<If you say it is well

בִּגְנֵיבָהBigneivo

<<that regarding theft

וַאֲבֵידָהVaaveido

<<and loss

הוּאHu

<<it is

דִּפְלִיגִי,Difligi

<<that they disagree —

הַיְינוּHayynu

<<that is

דְּקָתָנֵיDekosonei

<<what it teaches:

״רַבִּיRabbi

עֲקִיבָאAkivo

<<“Rabbi Akiva

אוֹמֵרOmeir

<<says

לֹאLo

<<he may not

יִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁYishtammeish

<<use

בָּהֶן,Bohen

<<them;

לְפִיכָךְLefichoch

<<therefore

אִםIm

<<if

אָבְדוּOvdu

<<they were lost

אֵינוֹEino

<<he is not

חַיָּיבChayyoyv

<<liable

בְּאַחְרָיוּתָן״.Beachroyuson

<<for them”.

סָלְקָאSolko

דַּעְתָּךְDatoch

אָמֵינָאOmeino

<<It might have entered your mind to say

שׁוֹמֵרShomeir

<<a guardian

שָׂכָרSochor

<<paid

הָוֵיHovei

<<he is,

כִּדְרַבKidrav

<<like Rav

יוֹסֵף,Yoseif

<<Yosef,

וּבִגְנֵיבָהVvigneivo

<<and for theft

וַאֲבֵידָהVaaveido

<<and loss

מְחַיֵּיב,Mechayyeiv

<<he is liable —

קָאKo

מַשְׁמַעMashma

לַןLan

<<it teaches us

״לְפִיכָךְ״.Lefichoch

<<with “therefore”.

הַשְׁתָּאHashto

<<Now

דְּאָמְרַתְּDeomratte

<<that you said

לֹאLo

<<he may not

יִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁYishtammeish

<<use

בָּהֶן,Bohen

<<them —

שׁוֹמֵרShomeir

<<a guardian

שָׂכָרSochor

<<paid

לָאLo

<<he is not

הָוֵיHovei

<<deemed,

וְלָאVelo

<<and he is not

מְחַיֵּיבMechayyeiv

<<liable

בִּגְנֵיבָהBigneivo

<<for theft

וַאֲבֵידָה.Vaaveido

<<and loss.

29a:5

אֶלָּאEllo

But

אִיI

אָמְרַתְּOmratte

<<if you say

בִּגְנֵיבָהBigneivo

<<that regarding theft

וַאֲבֵידָהVaaveido

<<and loss

דְּכוּלֵּיDechullei

עָלְמָאOlmo

<<everyone

לָאLo

<<does not

פְּלִיגִיPeligi

<<disagree

דְּחַיָּיב,Dechayyoyv

<<that he is liable,

כִּיKi

<<where

פְּלִיגִיPeligi

<<they disagree

בְּאוּנְסִיןBeunesin

<<is about the accidents

דְּשׁוֹאֵל,Deshoeil

<<of a borrower —

מַאיMay

<<what is

״לְפִיכָךְ״Lefichoch

<<“therefore”

דְּרַבִּיDerabbi

עֲקִיבָא?Akivo

<<of Rabbi Akiva?

הָכִיHochi

<<thus

מִבְּעֵיMibbe'ei

לֵיהּLeih

<<he should have

לְמִתְנֵא:Lemisnei

<<taught:

״רַבִּיRabbi

עֲקִיבָאAkivo

<<“Rabbi Akiva

אוֹמֵרOmeir

<<says

לֹאLo

<<he may not

יִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁYishtammeish

<<use

בָּהֶן״,Bohen

<<them”,

וַאֲנָאVaano

<<and I

יָדַעְנָאYodano

<<would know

דְּכֵיוָןDecheivon

<<that since

דְּלֹאDelo

<<he may not

יִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁYishtammeish

<<use

בָּהֶןBohen

<<them

לָאוLov

<<not

שׁוֹאֵלShoeil

<<a borrower

הָוֵיHovei

<<he is

וְאֵינוֹVeeino

<<and he is not

חַיָּיבChayyoyv

<<liable

בְּאַחְרָיוּתָן,Beachroyuson

<<for them;

״לְפִיכָךְ״Lefichoch

<<“therefore”

דְּרַבִּיDerabbi

עֲקִיבָאAkivo

<<of Rabbi Akiva —

לְמָהLemo

לִי?Li

<<why do I need it?

29a:6

מִשּׁוּםMishum

Because of

״לְפִיכָךְ״Lefichoch

<<the “therefore”

דְּרַבִּיDerabbi

טַרְפוֹן.Tarfon

<<of Rabbi Tarfon.

29a:7

וּלְפִיכָךְVlfichoch

And the “therefore”

דְּרַבִּיDerabbi

טַרְפוֹןTarfon

<<of Rabbi Tarfon —

לְמָהLemo

לִי?Li

<<why do I need it?

הָכִיHochi

<<Thus

קָאָמַר:Koomar

<<it says:

כֵּיוָןKeivon

<<since

דְּשָׁרוּDeshoru

<<permitted

לֵיהּLeih

<<him

רַבָּנַןRabbonan

<<the Rabbis

לְאִשְׁתַּמּוֹשֵׁיLeishtammoshei

<<to use

בְּגַוַּיְיהוּBegavvayyhu

<<them,

כְּמַאןKeman

<<like one

דְּאִישְׁתַּמַּשׁDeishtammash

<<who used

בְּגַוַּיְיהוּBegavvayyhu

<<them

דָּמֵיDomei

<<it is deemed,

וְחַיָּיבVechayyoyv

<<and he is liable

בְּאַחְרָיוּתָן.Beachroyuson

<<for them.

29a:8

וְהָאVeho

But

״אָבְדוּ״Ovdu

<<“they were lost”

קָתָנֵי!Kosonei

<<it teaches!

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