Bava Basra 93b

בבא בתרא צ״ג ע״ב

Bava Batra 93b

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Topic

Seeds that do not sprout and what the seller repays; how much waste a buyer must accept

Overview

The ברייתא about seeds that did not sprout ends with רבי יוסי and the reply 'אמרו לו'. The גמרא asks which of these opinions match the dispute of רב and שמואל about following the majority in money matters. It concludes that the match must involve the תנא קמא, since רבי יוסי and 'אמרו לו' both follow a majority and only argue about which one. A new ברייתא asks whether the seller repays only the value of the seeds or also the buyer's planting expenses. רב חסדא says the 'יש אומרים', who require expenses, is רבן שמעון בן גמליאל. A proof from our משנה is rejected, and the גמרא instead brings a ברייתא where רבן שמעון בן גמליאל makes a worker who ruins food pay even for the embarrassment of the host and his guests. A new משנה then sets how much waste or spoiled goods a buyer must accept. The גמרא starts questioning רב קטינא's claim that this means legumes and not dirt, and that challenge continues on the next עמוד.

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The steps (19)

1. StatementEnd of the ברייתא: רבי יוסי and the reply to him
2. QuestionWhich תנאים match the dispute of רב and שמואל?
3. RejectionRejected: both of them follow a majority
4. ResponseThe match must involve the תנא קמא
5. StatementWhat the seller must repay: seeds only, or expenses too
6. QuestionWho is the 'some say' opinion?
7. Responseרב חסדא: it is רבן שמעון בן גמליאל
8. QuestionWhich statement of רבן שמעון בן גמליאל? A suggestion from our משנה
9. ChallengeThe first תנא seems to say the same thing
10. ResolutionThe real dispute is about planting expenses
11. ChallengeMaybe the opinions are reversed
12. ResolutionThe later תנא always adds
13. RejectionMaybe the whole משנה is רבן שמעון בן גמליאל
14. ResponseA new source: a ברייתא about workers who ruin food
15. Proofרבן שמעון בן גמליאל: pay for embarrassment too
16. StatementA second ירושלים custom: the cloth over the doorway
17. StatementHow much waste or bad goods a buyer must accept
18. Statementרב קטינא: the waste is legumes
19. ChallengeDoesn't the buyer also accept some dirt?