and spoke to Efron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If only you would hear me out! Let me pay the price of the land; accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.”
English: Our deeds of sale, even though they contain the language “I have sold and I have given,” are not merely evidentiary documents, because “I have given” can also mean for the future, as it is written “I have given the money of the field; take it from me.”
On the daf / in context: Kiddushin 26a discusses the language of acquisition documents. The verse shows that past-tense “I have given” can function as a present transfer of title when payment is still to be accepted.
Type of Learning
Custom (Bavli — language of kinyan documents)
What Is Learned
Language of “I have given / I have sold” in a deed can effect a present transfer of title and is not limited to past description; the verse of Avraham’s payment supports this reading.