Jerusalem Talmud Bava Batra 4.2

משנה: וְלֹא אֶת הַבּוֹר וְלֹא אֶת הַדּוּת אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁכָּתַב לוֹ עוּמְקָה וְרוּמָה וְצָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ דִּבְרֵי רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ. וּמוֹדֶה רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה בִּזְמַן שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ חוּץ מֵאֵילּוּ שֶׁאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ. מְכָרָן לְאַחֵר רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה אוֹמֵר אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ.

MISHNAH: Neither the cistern nor the cellar even though he wrote over to him “its bottom and height,” and he has to buy himself access, the words of Rebbi Aqiba, but the Sages say that he does not have to buy himself access. Rebbi Aqiba agrees that if he said “except these”, he does not have to buy himself access. If he sold them to another person, Rebbi Aqiba said, he does not have to buy access, but the Sages say, he has to buy access.

הלכה: וְלֹא אֶת הַבּוֹר כול׳. לְאֵי זֶה דָבָר כָּתַב עוּמְקָא וְרוּמָא. שֶׁאִם רָצָה לְהַשְׁפִּיל יִשְׁפִּיל לְהַגְבִּיהַּ יַגְבִּיהַּ. רַבָּה בַּר רַב הוּנָא בְשֵׁם רַב. הֲלָכָה כְרִבִּי עֲקִיבָה דִידָן דְּהוּא רַבָּנָן דְּרִבִּי חִיָיה. רִבִּי זְעִירָא רַב יִרְמְיָה בְשֵׁם רַב. הֲלָכָה כְרִבִּי עֲקִיבָה דְּרִבִּי חִיָיה דְּהוּא רַבָּנִן דְּבַבְלָאֵי.

HALAKHAH: “Neither the cistern,” etc. Then why did he write “its bottom and height”? That if he wants to dig down, he may dig down and if he wants to increase its height, he may increase its height. Rav Abba bar Rav Huna in the name of Rav: Practice follows Rebbi Aqiba in our version which is following the rabbis in Rebbi Ḥiyya’s version. Rebbi Ze‘ira, Rav Jeremiah in the name of Rav: Practice follows Rebbi Aqiba in Rebbi Ḥiyya’s version which is following the rabbis in the Babylonians’ version.

תַּמָּן אָמְרִין. אַדְמוֹן וְרִבִּי עֲקִיבָה. אָמַר רִבִּי לָא. בִּסְתָם חֲלוּקִין. מָה נָן קַיָימִין. אִם דָּבָר בָּרִיא שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ כָּל עַמָּא מוֹדוּ שֶׁאֵין צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ. אִם דָּבָר בָּרִיא שֶׁאֵין לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ כָּל עַמָּא מוֹדוּ שֶׁהוּא צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ. אֶלָּא כִּי נָן קַיָימִין בִּסְתָם. רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה אוֹמֵר. אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִין. צָרִיךְ לִיקַּח לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ.

There, they said: Admon and Rebbi Aqiba. Rebbi La said, they disagree when nothing was specified. Where do we hold? If it is obvious that access was included, everybody agrees that he does not have to pay for access. If it is obvious that access was not included, everybody agrees that he has to pay for access. But we must hold that nothing was specified. Then Rebbi Aqiba said, he does not have to buy access, but the rabbis say, he does have to buy access.