Chayei Sarah 23:17 · unit 1

Parashas Chayei Sarah · Passuk 23:17

The Complete Passuk

וַיָּ֣קׇם שְׂדֵ֣ה עֶפְר֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְרֵ֑א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֔וֹ וְכׇל־הָעֵץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכׇל־גְּבֻל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃

So Efron’s land in Machpelah, near Mamre—the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the confines of that field—passed

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bava Basra 69a. E-Daf · Sefaria — Bava Basra 69a

TT lemma: בכל גבולו סביב.

גְּמָ׳ מַאי ״אֲבָנִים שֶׁהֵן לְצׇרְכָּהּ״? … אֲבָנִים הַסְּדוּרוֹת לְגָדֵר…

The Gemara explains which stones and reeds are included with a field sale.

On the daf / in context: Bava Basra discusses what is included in the sale of a field.

Type of Learning

Custom (Bavli — scope of field sale)

What Is Learned

A simple sale of a field does not automatically include large free-standing trees; only items that form part of the field’s bordered extent are included unless specified.