Commentary for Arakhin 11:7
בתחילה אפילו מים ומלח אין מקבלין מהם בסוף דבר המסויים אין מקבלין דבר שאינו מסויים מקבלין
R'Joseph raised an objection: And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's park [that he may give me timber to make beams, etc.]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Neh. II, 8. From this passage it is evident that gifts were accepted from (Cyrus) an idolator, and that happened at the beginning of the building.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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