English: From here [we learn] that if food has been placed before a person, it is not necessary that they explicitly say to him “eat.”
On the daf / in context: Eliezer speaks of eating before any verbal invitation is recorded; the mere setting of food before a guest is treated as sufficient invitation.
Type of Learning
Custom (halakhic inference — invitation by placing food)
What Is Learned
Placing food before a guest constitutes an invitation to eat; an explicit verbal command is not required.