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אומר: בחול אמרו, וקל וחומר לשבת. כיוצא בו – זכין לגדול, ואין זכין לקטן; דברי רבי אליעזר. רבי יהושע אומר: בגדול אמרו, קל וחומר לקטן.
says: With regard to weekdays the rabbis stated that the verbal instruction of person on his deathbed is valid, even though it is permitted to write. And one may infer a fortiori that the same applies with regard to Shabbat, when writing is prohibited. Similarly, one can acquire property on behalf of an adult, as he is able to effect acquisition himself, but one cannot acquire property on behalf of a minor; this is the statement of R' Eliezer. R' Yehoshua says: The rabbis stated this halakha with regard to an adult, even though he can effect acquisition himself. One may infer a fortiori that this also applies with regard to a minor, who cannot effect acquisition himself.
רבי יהודה אומר, רבי אליעזר אומר: בשבת – דבריו קיימין, מפני שאינו יכול לכתוב; אבל לא בחול. רבי יהושע אומר: בשבת אמרו, קל וחומר בחול. כיוצא בו – זכין לקטן ואין זכין לגדול, דברי רבי אליעזר. רבי יהושע אומר: לקטן אמרו, קל וחומר לגדול.
R' Yehuda says that R' Eliezer says: On Shabbat, the verbal statement of a person on his deathbed stands due to the fact that he cannot write. But a verbal instruction does not stand on a weekday. R' Yehoshua says: With regard to Shabbat the rabbis stated that his verbal instruction stands, even though writing is prohibited. One may infer a fortiori that the same applies with regard to a weekday, when writing is permitted. Similarly, one can acquire property on behalf of a minor, but one cannot acquire property on behalf of an adult, since he can effect the acquisition himself; this is the statement of R' Eliezer. R' Yehoshua says: The rabbis stated this halakha with regard to a minor, and one may infer a fortiori that this also applies with regard to an adult.