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He always becomes a freeman regardless of the wording of the document, even if the owner reserved land for himself, unless it says in the document: All of my property is given to so-and-so my slave, except for 1/10,000th of it, as in that case it is possible that the master meant to include the sla
The Talmud asks: But didn’t Rav Yosef bar Minyumi say that Rav Naḥman said: Even though R' Yosei praised the ruling of R' Shimon with regard to this issue, the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir, the first tanna in that Mishnah. The Talmud elaborates how R' Yosei bestowed praise.
With regard to Rav Adda bar Mattana’s proof, the Talmud asks: And did Rav Naḥman actually say this, that we do not divide the statement? But didn’t Rav Yosef bar Minyumi say that Rav Naḥman said: With regard to a person on his deathbed who wrote all of his property to his slave, and afterward he
The Talmud clarifies: He can retract the transfer of the property, as it is the gift of a person on his deathbed. By rabbinic decree, no formal act of acquisition is required for a gift of this kind, as it was given based on the assumption that the owner is about to die. If he does survive, the gi
Rather, Rav Ashi said: There, where Rav Naḥman ruled in accordance with the opinion of R' Meir, he did not do so because he holds that we do not divide the statement, as this is not the issue in dispute. Instead, this is the reason: Because it is not a document that fully severs the ownership of th