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Arachin

Daf 21b

לְדַעַת – יָצָא, שֶׁלֹּא לְדַעַת – לֹא יָצָא;

if he does so with the consent of the one obligated to bring the offering he has fulfilled his obligation, but if he does so without the consent of the one obligated to bring the offering he has not fulfilled his obligation.

״עוֹלָתוֹ וּשְׁלָמָיו שֶׁל פְּלוֹנִי עָלַי״, בֵּין לְדַעַת בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא לְדַעַת – יָצָא!

With regard to one who says: It is incumbent upon me to bring the burnt offering or the peace offering of so-and-so, whether he does so with the latter’s consent or without his consent, the one obligated to bring the offering has fulfilled his obligation. This apparently contradicts the statement of Shmuel, who said the bringing of a burnt offering requires the consent of the one obligated to bring the offering.

אָמַר לָךְ שְׁמוּאֵל: כִּי תַּנְיָא הַהִיא בִּשְׁעַת כַּפָּרָה, דְּאִירַצֵּי בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה; כִּי קָאָמִינָא אֲנָא – בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה.

Shmuel could have said to you: When that baraita is taught, and states that one fulfills his obligation for his burnt offering without his consent, it is referring to the time of atonement, i.e., the sacrifice. At that stage, his consent is not necessary, as he already consented at the time of separating the animal as an offering. When I said the consent of the one receiving atonement is required, I was speaking of the time of separating the animal as an offering.

RASHI

דאפריש ליה חבירו שהיה זה חייב עולה ובא חבירו והפרישה משלו לכפרתו של זה וקאמר שמואל דבעינן שיודיע את המתכפר:

מדידיה כגון היכא דב״ד ממשכנין אותו צריך שיאמר רוצה אני:

TOSAFOT

אמר לך שמואל כי תניא ההיא בשעת כפרה (וברייתא מיירי בשעת הפרשה) וא״ת אמאי פליג אדעולא לוקמא למילתיה דשמואל בשעת כפרה ובריית׳ מיירי בשעת הפרשה ולא פליג אדעולא וי״ל דסבירא ליה דשמואל מיירי בשעת הפרשה דקאי אמתני׳ דמשמע דמיירי בשעת הפרשה מדקאמר חייבי עולות אין ממשכנין אותן שזהו בשעת הפרשה:

וּפְלִיגָא דְּעוּלָּא, דְּאָמַר עוּלָּא: לֹא חִילְּקוּ בֵּין חַטָּאת לְעוֹלָה, אֶלָּא שֶׁחַטָּאת צְרִיכָה דַּעַת בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה, וְעוֹלָה אֵין צְרִיכָה דַּעַת בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה; אֲבָל בִּשְׁעַת כַּפָּרָה, אִידִי וְאִידִי לְדַעַת – יָצָא, שֶׁלֹּא לְדַעַת – לֹא יָצָא.

And Shmuel disagrees with the opinion of Ulla, as Ulla says: The Sages distinguish between the consent required for a sin offering or a guilt offering and the consent required for a burnt offering or a peace offering only in that a sin offering and a guilt offering require the consent of the one obligated to bring the offering at the time the other person separates the animal for an offering on his behalf, and a burnt offering and a peace offering do not require his consent at the time of separating the animal. But with regard to both this pair of offerings and that pair of offerings at the time of atonement, the requisite consent is the same for all offerings: If the offering was sacrificed with his consent he has fulfilled his obligation; if it was not sacrificed with his consent he has not fulfilled his obligation.

מֵיתִיבֵי: ״חַטָּאתוֹ וַאֲשָׁמוֹ עוֹלָתוֹ וּשְׁלָמָיו שֶׁל פְּלוֹנִי עָלַי״, לְדַעַת – יָצָא, שֶׁלֹּא לְדַעַת – לֹא יָצָא!

The Gemara raises an objection to the opinions of both Shmuel and Ulla from a baraita: One who says: It is incumbent upon me to bring the sin offering or the guilt offering or the burnt offering or the peace offering of so-and-so, if he does this with the consent of the one who is obligated to bring the offering, then that individual has fulfilled his obligation. If he does so without the consent of the one who is obligated to bring the offering, that person has not fulfilled his obligation. This baraita is difficult for the opinion of Shmuel, who holds that one who brings a burnt offering on behalf of another does not require consent at the time of atonement, and it is also difficult according to the opinion of Ulla, who maintains that one who brings a burnt offering on behalf of another does not need consent when the animal is set aside as an offering.

RASHI

לדעת שהודיע את המתכפר:

שְׁמוּאֵל מוֹקֵי לָהּ בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה, עוּלָּא מוֹקֵי לָהּ בִּשְׁעַת כַּפָּרָה. אָמַר רַב פַּפָּא: מַתְנִיָּיתָא אַהֲדָדֵי לָא קַשְׁיָין, הָא בִּשְׁעַת כַּפָּרָה, הָא בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה;

The Gemara answers: Shmuel establishes the baraita, which requires consent, as referring to the time of separating the animal, and Ulla establishes the baraita as dealing with the required consent at the time of atonement. Rav Pappa says, in summary: The baraitot are not difficult, as they do not contradict each other. This one is referring to consent at the time of atonement, and that one is referring to consent at the time of separating the animal.

וַאֲמוֹרָאֵי נַמִי לָא קַשְׁיָא, שְׁמוּאֵל מוֹקֵי קַמַּיְיתָא בִּשְׁעַת כַּפָּרָה, בַּתְרַיְיתָא בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה, עוּלָּא מוֹקֵי אִיפְכָא; אֲמוֹרָאֵי וַדַּאי פְּלִיגִי. פְּשִׁיטָא!

And Rav Pappa adds that the baraitot also are not difficult for the opinions of the amora’im. Shmuel establishes the first baraita, which does not require consent for a burnt offering and a peace offering, as referring to the time of atonement, and the last baraita, which requires consent for those offerings, as speaking of the time of separating the animal. Ulla establishes the baraitot in the reverse manner: The first baraita, which does not require consent for a burnt offering and a peace offering, is dealing with the time of separating the animal, whereas the second baraita is referring to the time of atonement. But the amora’im themselves, Shmuel and Ulla, certainly disagree with each other. The Gemara asks: Isn’t this summary of the opinions of Shmuel and Ulla obvious?

RASHI

כי תניא ההיא דלא בעינן דעת בעלים בשעת הקרבה תניא דהא הודיעו בשעת הפרשה ואירצי שנתרצה בדבר:

וכי קאמינא דצריך דעת בשעת הפרשה: והא דשמואל דבעי דעת בהפרשה ולא בכפרה:

מַהוּ דְּתֵימָא: מַאי בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה דְּקָאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל – אַף בִּשְׁעַת הַפְרָשָׁה, וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּהָךְ קַמַּיְיתָא תְּיוּבְתֵיהּ, קָא מַשְׁמַע לָן.

The Gemara answers: Rav Pappa’s summary is necessary, lest you say: What is the meaning of that which Shmuel says, that the consent of the one obligated to bring the offering is required at the time of separating the animal? Shmuel means that consent is required not only at the stage of atonement but even at the time of separating the animal. And even though according to this interpretation the first baraita, which says that consent is not required for a burnt offering and for a peace offering, would be a refutation of the opinion of Shmuel, that difficulty would not deter him from holding such an opinion. Therefore, Rav Pappa teaches us that the baraitot do not contradict the opinions of Shmuel and Ulla, which indicates that Shmuel holds that consent is required only when the animal is separated, but not at the time of atonement.

RASHI

פליגא דעולא דאיהו אמר איפכא:

שלא לדעת לא יצא אלמא בכולהו בעינן דעת וקשיא לתרוייהו:

TOSAFOT

מאי בשעת הפרשה דקאמר שמואל אף בשעת הפרשה וא״ת מ״מ הא פליג דלשמואל צריכה דעת אף בשעת הפרשה וכ״ש בשעת כפרה ולעולא צריכה בשעת כפרה דווקא ולא בשעת הפרשה וי״ל דמ״מ דבכה״ג דפליגי השתא לא הוו פליגי ונראה לר״י טעמא דשמואל ועולא דהא דאמר שמואל עולה ושלמים צריכין דעת בשעת הפרשה משום דלא ניחא ליה לאיניש להתכפר במילתא דלא דידיה אבל בשעת כפרה אינו צריך דמשום סמיכה אין צריך לדעתו כיון דאינם באים לכפר על חטאו אבל חטאת ואשם שהם באים על חטא וצריכין להתוודות [בשעת] סמיכה בעינן [דעת] בשעת כפרה ועולא סבירא ליה דאפילו בעולה ושלמים רוצה לקיים מצות סמיכה הלכך בעינן דעתו בשעת כפרה אבל בשעת הפרשה לא בעינן דעת אלא בחטאת משום דלא ניחא ליה לאינש לכפרה במילתא דלאו דידיה אבל עולה ושלמים דלא לכפרה קאתי כולי האי אינו צריך דעת בשעת הפרשה:

״וְכֵן בְּגִיטֵּי נָשִׁים כּוֹפִין״ וכו׳. אָמַר רַב שֵׁשֶׁת: הַאי מַאן דְּמָסַר מוֹדָעָא אַגִּיטָּא – מוֹדָעֵיהּ מוֹדָעָא. פְּשִׁיטָא!

§ The mishna teaches: And likewise, you say the same with regard to women’s bills of divorce. Although one can divorce his wife only of his own volition, in any case where the Sages obligated a husband to divorce his wife, the court coerces him until he says: I want to do so. Rav Sheshet says: Concerning one who delivered a declaration preemptively invalidating a bill of divorce by announcing before giving the bill of divorce that he is not doing so of his own free will, his declaration is a valid declaration that cancels the bill of divorce. The Gemara asks: Isn’t that obvious?

TOSAFOT

האי מאן דמסר מודעא אגיטא מודעיה מודעא (פסק) לפיכך נהגו העולם לבטל כל מודעי ומודעי דאתו מגו מודעי בשעת כתיבת הגט ובשעת הנתינה דחיישינן שמא בטל אותו:

לָא צְרִיכָא, דַּעֲשָׂאוּהּ וְאִירַצֵּי; מַהוּ דְּתֵימָא בַּטּוּלֵי בָּטְלֵיהּ – קָא מַשְׁמַע לָן,

The Gemara answers: No, the statement of Rav Sheshet is necessary in a case where they coerced him to give a bill of divorce and he declared that he was not giving it of his own free will, but later he agreed to give the bill of divorce of his own volition without explicitly retracting his original declaration that he was coerced. Lest you say: Merely by giving the bill of divorce he has canceled his earlier declaration that he was coerced, Rav Sheshet therefore teaches us that his original declaration that he was coerced is still in effect and the bill of divorce is canceled.

RASHI

מתנייתא אהדדי לא קשיין הא דקתני לעיל עולתו ושלמיו של פלוני עלי בין לדעת בין שלא לדעת יצא והך בתרייתא דקתני בכולהו שלא לדעת לא יצא לא קשיין אהדדי חדא בשעת כפרה וחדא בהפרשה לעולא כדאית ליה ולשמואל כדאית ליה:

דְּאִם כֵּן לִיתְנֵי ״עַד שֶׁיִּתֵּן״, מַאי ״עַד שֶׁיֹּאמַר״? עַד דִּמְבַטֵּל לֵיהּ לְמוֹדָעֵיהּ. הדרן עלך האומר משקלי

The Gemara explains how Rav Sheshet derives his conclusion from the mishna. The reason is that if it were so, i.e., if his original declaration is canceled even without an explicit retraction, let the mishna teach: The court coerces him until he gives the bill of divorce of his own volition. What is the significance of the clause: The court coerces him until he says: I want to do so? This indicates that the court coerces him until he explicitly cancels his original declaration.

SUMMARY

This chapter began with the case of one who vowed to donate his weight. If he mentioned a particular material, he must give his weight in that material. If he did not specify a material, he may give his weight in any material that he chooses, provided the merchants of that place sell that material by weight. If the individual is wealthy, then even if he did not specify a material, he must fulfill his vow in keeping with his socioeconomic status. With regard to one who says: It is incumbent upon me to donate the weight of my forearm, or the weight of my leg, one estimates the weight of the limb. It is not necessary to calculate its weight by placing it in water and weighing a measure of donkey flesh that displaces a similar quantity of water. In this connection, the Gemara discussed the definitions of the terms forearm, yad, and leg, regel, in light of the principle that with regard to vows one follows the ordinary language of people. Accordingly, the term yad generally refers to the forearm until the elbow, while regel refers to the leg below the knee. If one vows: It is incumbent upon me to donate the assessment of my forearm, the court does not assess the forearm by evaluating the difference between how much he would be sold for as a slave with both hands as opposed to someone with one hand severed, which is the manner of calculating damages. Rather, the court assesses how much less a person is willing to pay for a slave who works with one hand than for a slave who works with two hands. The Gemara also discussed whether assessment in general is a halakhic decision or a technical process merely designed to establish the facts of the matter. No conclusion was reached with regard to this question. The chapter touched upon some of the differences between vows of assessment and valuations. There are certain halakhot that are more stringent in the case of vows of assessment than in valuations. For example, if one says: It is incumbent upon me to donate the assessment of my forearm or of my leg, he must give that assessment. By contrast, if he says: It is incumbent upon me to donate the valuation of my forearm or of my leg, he has not said anything of consequence, as valuations apply only to a whole person. Nevertheless, one who valuates an item upon which his life depends, and without which he will die, must give the valuation of his entire self. Another halakha that is more stringent in vows of assessment than in valuations is that vows of assessment take effect with regard to animals as well as people, whereas valuations apply only to people. Furthermore, the poor who take vows of assessment are not assessed based on affordability, whereas their valuations are. Other halakhot are more stringent in valuations than in vows of assessment. For example, if one said: It is incumbent upon me to donate my valuation, and he subsequently died, his heirs must give his valuation to the Temple treasury. But if he said: It is incumbent upon me to donate my assessment, and he died, his heirs need not give his assessment to the Temple treasury, as there is no monetary value for the dead. The chapter continued with an examination of the financial responsibility of one who consecrated an animal or a house, if the animal subsequently died or the house collapsed. The ruling in this case depends on the language of the vow. If the individual specified a particular animal in his vow, then he does not bear financial responsibility if that animal dies. If he vowed the monetary value of an animal, then he does bear financial responsibility in the event of the animal’s death. In the case of one who vowed to consecrate property to the Temple treasury but did not pay his debt, the court repossesses his property. The repossessed property may be sold and the proceeds used as payment, or the property may be used as collateral in order to force the one who took the vow to pay. Just as the court repossesses the property of one who is obligated to pay the Temple treasury, so too, they repossess property in order to coerce someone who is obligated to bring a vow offering to the Temple. But with regard to one who is obligated to bring an offering for atonement, the court does not repossess his property, as there is no concern he might delay bringing such an offering. In cases where the court does coerce someone to bring his offering, in order to comply with the requirement that he must bring it of his own volition they coerce him until he says he wants to bring it. The chapter further analyzed whether one may bring an offering on another’s behalf without his consent or whether the consent of the one obligated to bring an offering is necessary. This issue is the subject of a dispute among the Sages; the accepted opinion is that with regard to burnt offerings and peace offerings consent is necessary only at the time of separating the animal as an offering, as these offerings are not brought for the sake of atonement. But with regard to sin offerings and guilt offerings, which are brought for the sake of atonement, consent is necessary at the time of sacrifice as well.

INTRO

But if he is too poor for your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall valuate him; according to the means of he that vowed shall the priest valuate him. (Leviticus 27:8)

And he shall give your valuation in that day, as a holy thing to the Lord. (Leviticus 27:23)

This chapter begins by discussing the appraisal of property for the purpose of redeeming it from the possession of the Temple treasury, and likewise the appraisal of the property of a deceased individual for the purpose of paying a preexisting debt, in cases where the deceased’s property was inherited by minor orphans who are unable to sell the property themselves. In both instances, in the interest of obtaining the highest possible offer for the property, the sale is delayed for a period of time in order to allow for the submission of such an offer. In this context, several issues require clarification: For how long is the sale delayed? Is it delayed equally for consecrated property and property inherited by orphans? What is the nature of the proclamation for the sale? Are there specific guidelines for the proclamation? At the end of the chapter, the manner of the appraisal is addressed as well, i.e., whether it is appraised according to its value in its current location or according to the highest possible price one could obtain for the property, even if this would require traveling to another place. Since the parameters of the appraisal of property inherited by orphans are discussed in this chapter, it also discusses the halakhot involving the sale of property inherited by orphans for the purpose of paying a debt owed by their father. There is a general assumption that it is preferable to refrain from dealing with such debts until the orphans can do so themselves when they attain majority. Yet, in certain cases it is not possible to delay payment, as any delay occurs at the expense of the creditor, or the wife of the deceased, who is entitled to the payment of her marriage contract. The problem is that minor orphans are often incapable of addressing claims issued against their father’s estate, either because they are unaware of his dealings or due to a concern that a creditor might submit false claims against their father. It is therefore necessary to clarify in which instances the court, which in a sense performs the role of the father of the orphans, attends to their property in order to sell it for the purpose of paying a debt. Is there a distinction in this regard between claims that are certainly valid and others that require clarification? Furthermore, is there a difference between a wife’s marriage contract and other debts? The chapter likewise discusses various issues involving cases where one consecrated his property after there was already a lien on it due to a debt or marriage contract. May a creditor claim payment directly from the Temple treasury? Is the legal status of liened property that was consecrated identical to that of liened property that was sold, or are there special halakhot in this instance? Furthermore, is there concern that a husband might collude with his wife against the Temple treasury, i.e., that he will divorce her, she will collect payment of her marriage contract from the consecrated property, and he will subsequently remarry her? Other cases of a similar nature are addressed as well, e.g., whether a wife collects her marriage contract from a guarantor or if she takes it from property that others had purchased from her husband. The last section of the chapter returns to the topic of the previous chapter: Repossessing property from those obligated to pay valuations or other dues to the Temple treasury. The following issues are addressed: Is all of one’s property repossessed in order to pay such obligations, including personal items? What about the tools required to perform one’s craft and one’s phylacteries? Finally, is the property of one’s wife and children also repossessed? All of these questions are touched upon at the end of the chapter.

מתני׳ שׁוּם הַיְּתוֹמִים שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, וְשׁוּם הַהֶקְדֵּשׁ שִׁשִּׁים יוֹם, וּמַכְרִיזִין בַּבֹּקֶר וּבָעֶרֶב.

One proclaims, i.e., publicly announces, the appraisal of the property inherited by minor orphans, which is being sold to repay their father’s debt, for thirty days, in order to receive the maximal price. And one proclaims the appraisal of consecrated property that is being sold by the Temple treasury for sixty days, and one proclaims it in the morning and in the evening.

RASHI

אף בשעת הפרשה דבין בהפרשה בין בכפרה בעי דעת. ואע״ג דהויא הך קמייתא תיובתיה דקתני דעולה לא בעיא דעת דהאי שינויא דשני הש״ס לעיל אמר לך שמואל כי תניא ההיא בשעת כפרה כו׳ לאו מילתא היא קמ״ל רב פפא דקאמר לאמוראי נמי לא קשיין שמואל מוקי קמייתא בשעת כפרה מכלל דשמואל בכפרה לא בעי דעת ושינויא דשנין לעיל שינויא הוא:

גמ׳ מַאי שְׁנָא בַּבֹּקֶר וּבָעֶרֶב? אָמַר רַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר רַב: בִּשְׁעַת הוֹצָאַת פּוֹעֲלִים וּבִשְׁעַת הַכְנָסַת פּוֹעֲלִים; בִּשְׁעַת הוֹצָאַת פּוֹעֲלִים – דְּאִיכָּא דְּנִיחָא לְמִיזְבַּן, אָמַר לְהוּ לְפוֹעֲלִים: אֵיזִילוּ סַיְּירוּ לָהּ נִיהֲלִי; בִּשְׁעַת הַכְנָסַת פּוֹעֲלִים – דְּנִידְכַּר, דְּאָמַר לְהוּ: נֵיזִיל נִישַׁיְילִינְהוּ.

The Gemara asks: What is different about those times that one proclaims the appraisal of the property specifically in the morning and in the evening? Rav Yehuda says that Rav says: One proclaims during the time that workers leave to work in the fields and during the time that workers enter the city after completing their workday. Rav Yehuda elaborates: One proclaims during the time that workers leave to work in the fields, so that if there is a person who is amenable to purchasing the property, he may say to the workers: Go and examine the property for me. And one proclaims during the time that workers enter the city so that that individual will be reminded that he said to the workers that they should inspect the property, and he will go and ask them for their opinion of it.

TOSAFOT

מתני׳ שום היתומים ל׳ יום וא״ת אמאי נקט יתומים אפי׳ כ״ע נמי אם באו בית דין לירד בנכסיהן כדי לפרוע לאשה כתובתה או חובו לב״ח צריך שומת ב״ד ל׳ יום כדאיתא בפ׳ המפקיד (ב״מ לה:) מאימת אכיל פירי מכי שלמי יומי אכרזתא אלמא לכל אדם שבא לירד לנכסיהן צריכי שומת ב״ד א״כ אמאי נקט יתומים וי״ל דתנא יתומים לרבותא דמהו דתימא דליהוי יתומים כהקדש ולבעי שומת בית דין ס׳ יום קמ״ל דשוין לכל אדם:

תַּנְיָא נַמִי הָכִי: שׁוּם הַיְּתוֹמִים שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, וְשׁוּם הַהֶקְדֵּשׁ שִׁשִּׁים יוֹם. וּמַכְרִיזִין בַּבֹּקֶר וּבָעֶרֶב, בִּשְׁעַת הוֹצָאַת פּוֹעֲלִים וּבִשְׁעַת הַכְנָסַת פּוֹעֲלִים;

The Gemara notes: That explanation is also taught in a baraita: One proclaims the appraisal of the property inherited by minor orphans for thirty days, and one proclaims the appraisal of consecrated property for sixty days. And one proclaims it in the morning and in the evening, during the time that workers leave to work in the fields and during the time that workers enter the city after completing their workday.

RASHI

דעשאוה אחרי כן:

ואירצי לתת הגט והמודעא לא ביטל:

מהו דתימא מסתמא בטלה למודעא קמ״ל רב ששת דלא וממתניתין יליף טעמא דא״כ ליתני כופין אותו עד שיתן:

אוֹמֵר: שָׂדֶה פְּלוֹנִי בְּסִימָנֶיהָ וּבִמְצָרֶיהָ כָּךְ הִיא יָפָה וְכָךְ הִיא שׁוּמָא, כָּל הָרוֹצֶה לִיקַּח יָבֹא וְיִקַּח עַל מְנָת לִיתֵּן לְאִשָּׁה בִּכְתוּבָּתָהּ וּלְבַעַל חוֹב בְּחוֹבוֹ.

The baraita adds that the one who proclaims states: The field of so-and-so that is identifiable by its markers and by its borders, such is its quality, i.e., it produces such-and-such quantities of grain annually, and such is its appraisal; anyone who wishes to purchase the field let him come and purchase it. He adds that the field is being sold in order to give the proceeds to a wife as payment of her marriage contract, or in order to give a creditor payment of a deceased man’s debt.

TOSAFOT

בשעת הוצאת פועלים ובשעת הכנסת פועלים פירוש בשעת הוצאת פועלים ממלאכתן ובשעת הכנסתן למלאכה ואין זו סדר המשנה דנקט בבקר ובערב ורב יהודה מפרש ערב תחילה ואחר כך בקר וי״ל משום דכן הסדר לפי שאינו רוצה לבטל ממלאכתו לפיכך אין דרך למימר להו סיירוה ניהלי דאם לא כן למה להמתין עד הערב ונשאליה להו מה ראו הא כל היום יש לו רשות לשיוליה לפיכך הוצרכו לרב יהודה לפרש כן שבשעת יציאה ממלאכתן אמר להו סיירוה ניהלי שאז אין מבטלין ממלאכתם ולמחרת כשנזכר מה דאמר להו לאורתא אזיל לשאול ומש״ה אין לפרש איפכא בשעת הוצאת הפועלים מביתם ונכנסין במלאכתן ובשעת הכנסתן בביתם ויוצאין ממלאכתן לפי דאין דרך לעשות כן כדפירשנו ועוד דאין ליישב לשון הספר על זה ובתוספות הארכתי הרבה בזה והביאו ההיא דריש השוכר את הפועלים (ב״מ פג. ושם:) רב אסי אמר פועל בכניסתו משלו וביציאתו משל בעל הבית:

לָמָּה לִי לְמֵימַר ״עַל מְנָת לִיתֵּן לְאִשָּׁה כְּתוּבָּתָהּ וּלְבַעַל חוֹב חוֹבוֹ״? דְּאִיכָּא דְּנִיחָא לֵיהּ בְּבַעַל חוֹב דְּמֵיקֵל בְּזוּזֵי, וְאִיכָּא דְּנִיחָא לֵיהּ בְּאִשָּׁה דְּשָׁקְלָה עַל יָד עַל יָד.

The Gemara asks: Why do I need the one making the proclamation to say that the field is being sold in order to give the proceeds to a wife as payment of her marriage contract or in order to give a creditor payment of his debt? The Gemara responds: This declaration is necessary as there are individuals for whom it is preferable to do business with a creditor, as he is lenient with dinars and will accept even damaged coins, and there are others for whom it is preferable to deal with a wife, as she takes her money bit by bit, i.e., in incremental payments.

TOSAFOT

כך היא יפה להוצאת תבואה ופירות כך וכך היא שומא בכך וכך דמים ואם המלוה רוצה לעכב בכך ששמו ב״ד אין צריך להכריז אלא אוקימנא ליה ביד המלוה מיד: