Bava Batra 52A

קבל מן הקטן ⁠– יעשה לו סגולה, ואם מת ⁠– יחזיר ליורשיו.

If one accepted a deposit from a minor, he cannot return it to him, as a minor is unable to properly safeguard the item. Instead, he must make a safe investment [segulla] for him, and if the minor dies, he must return it to his heirs.

וכולן שאמרו בשעת מיתתן: ״של פלוני הן״, יעשה כפירושן. ואם לאו, יעשה פירוש לפירושן.

And with regard to all these people, who said at the time of their death that the deposited item belongs to so-and-so, the bailee should act as they had explained, and if their explanation was not credible, the bailee should form an explanation of their explanation, i.e., ignore what they said.

דביתהו דרבה בר בר חנה, כי קא שכבה, אמרה: ״הני כיפי, דמרתא ובני ברתא״. אתא לקמיה דרב, אמר ליה: אי מהימנא לך ⁠– עשה כפירושה, ואי לא ⁠– עשה פירוש לפירושה.

The Talmud relates: When the wife of Rabba bar bar Ḥana was dying she said: These rings that are in my possession belong to Marta and the sons of her daughter. Rabba bar bar Ḥana came before Rav to ask what he should do. Rav said to him: If she is credible in your eyes, act as she had explained, and if not, form an explanation of her explanation, i.e., ignore what she said, and as her heir, keep them for yourself.

ואיכא דאמרי, הכי אמר ליה: אי אמידא לך, עשה כפירושה, ואי לא ⁠– עשה פירוש לפירושה.

And there are those who say that this is what Rav said to him: If you assess that it is likely that the rings were deposited with her, act as she had explained, and if not, form an explanation of her explanation.

מן הקטן ⁠– יעשה לו סגולה. מאי ״סגולה״? רב חסדא אמר: ספר תורה. רבה בר רב הונא אמר: דיקלא דאכל מיניה תמרי.

The baraita stated that if the bailee took a deposit from a minor, he must make a safe investment for him. The Talmud asks: What is meant by a safe investment? Rav Ḥisda says: The bailee should purchase a Torah scroll for the minor. Rabba bar Rav Huna says: He should purchase a date palm, from which the minor will consume dates.