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This is as it is taught in a baraita (Tosefta 9:5): In a case where one said: Whoever informs me as to what opened my wife’s womb, i.e., what the sex of her child is, if it is a male, the one who informs me shall receive 100 dinars. Therefore, if the wife gave birth to a male, the one who inform
The Talmud challenges: But since he did not say anything about a male and a female, if she gave birth to a male and a female, he should not receive anything. Why does the baraita state that he receives 100 dinars? The Talmud answers: This is referring to where he also said: If she gives birth to a
§ The Talmud relates: There was a certain man who said to his wife: My property is given to the one with whom you are pregnant. Rav Huna said: This is a case of one who transfers ownership of an item to a fetus, and in the case of one who transfers ownership of an item to a fetus, the fetus does no
Rav Naḥman raised an objection to the opinion of Rav Huna from the Mishnah, which states: With regard to one who says: If my wife gives birth to a male the offspring shall receive 100 dinars, if she in fact gave birth to a male, the offspring receives 100 dinars. This indicates that the fetus did
The Talmud asks why Rav Huna replied in this manner: But let him say to Rav Naḥman: It is in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir, who says: A person can transfer ownership of an entity that has not yet come into the world, e.g., produce that has not yet grown. Just as he maintains that one can t