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Sforno on Genesis 23:15/ספורנו על בראשית כ״ג:ט״ו
אמַה הִיא. הֲלֹא מִצְעָר הוּא, וּמַסְפִּיק הַדִּבּוּר לְהַקְנוֹת לְךָ מֵעַכְשָׁיו, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁתִּהְיֶה קוֹבֵר בְּתוֹךְ שֶׁלְּךָ אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא נָתַתָּ הַמָּעוֹת עֲדַיִן:
1?מה היא, “after all it is a very minor transaction! It is so insignificant a matter that the acquisition can be made by a mere declaration without being recorded in a document. As soon as you have handed over the money you may consider yourself as burying Sarah in your property.”