Wer einen Esel verkauft, hat seine Ausrüstung nicht verkauft. R. Nachum Hamadi sagt: Er hat seine Ausrüstung verkauft. [Mit Reitausrüstung wie Sattel und (Sattel-) Kissen sind sich alle einig, dass er sie erwirbt, auch wenn sie zum Zeitpunkt des Verkaufs nicht darauf sind. Wo unterscheiden sie sich? Mit Trageausrüstung wie Sack- und (Sattel-) Taschen. Die erste Tanna besagt, dass er ihn nicht verkauft hat, die letztere, und Nachum Hamadi hält, dass er hat. Die Halacha entspricht der ersten Tanna, nämlich: Er hat die Tragezubehörteile nicht erworben, auch wenn sie zum Zeitpunkt des Verkaufs nicht darauf waren.] R. Yehudah sagt: Sie werden manchmal verkauft und manchmal nicht verkauft. Wie? Wenn ein Esel mit angezogener Ausrüstung vor ihm stand und er zu ihm sagte: "Verkauf mir diesen Esel" [impliziert: so wie er ist, mit seiner Ausrüstung], wird seine Ausrüstung verkauft. (Wenn er sagte :) "Ist es dein Arsch?" [Konnotation: (Wenn es so ist) Verkaufe es mir, dann ist es, als ob er einen Esel selbst verkauft, und] seine Ausrüstung wird nicht verkauft, [selbst wenn es zum Zeitpunkt des Verkaufs darauf war. Die Halacha stimmt nicht mit R. Yehudah überein.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Batra
לא מכר אל כליו – the utensils that are made for riding such as the saddle and pack-saddle, no one would argue that he purchased it, even if they were not upon it (i.e., the animal) at the time of the sale. What they do dispute about are the utensils of burden, such as the sack and the bag with two pouches (see Talmud Bava Batra 78a). The first Tanna/teacher [of the Mishnah] holds that he did not sell the utensils of burden that are upon it (i.e., the animal). But Nahum HaMadi holds that he sold the utensils of burden that are upon it. But the Halakha is according to the first Tanna/teacher, and he did not acquire the utensils of burden, and even if they were upon it (i.e., the animal) at the time of the sale.
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Introduction
Mishnah two deals with what is included in the sale of a donkey.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Bava Batra
חמורך זה – implying as it is with its utensils.
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If a man sold a donkey he has not sold its trappings. Nahuma of Madi says: “He has sold its trappings.” Rabbi Judah says: “Sometimes they are sold and sometimes they are not sold. How is this so? If the donkey was before him with its trappings on it and he said, ‘Sell me this donkey of yours’, the trappings are sold (with the. If he said, ‘Sell me that donkey of yours’, the trappings are not sold.” A donkey is usually packed with several bags used to carry the donkeys load. These are the “trappings” referred to in the mishnah. According to the first opinion, if a man sold a donkey, the trappings are not sold. Nahum of Madi dissents and declares that they are sold. Rabbi Judah states that one can determine if the trappings were sold by the circumstances and by the language used in the sale. If the donkey was standing in front of the seller with its trappings on it and the seller specified that he wants to buy this donkey, then he has bought the trappings as well. Since he saw the trappings we can assume that his intention was to buy them with the donkey. However, if he just tells him to sell “that donkey of yours” we cannot be sure that his intention was to buy the donkey standing in front of him. Since we cannot determine what he intended to buy or what the seller intended to sell, the trappings are not included in the sale.
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חמורך [הוא] – it is like he is asking him: “Is this your donkey? Sell it to me.” It is like he is selling a donkey, undefined, and the utensils are not sold, even if they are upon it at the time of the sale. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Yehuda.
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Questions for Further Thought: • How is Rabbi Judah’s opinion in this mishnah similar to his opinion in mishnah one?
