Commentary for Bava Batra 49:3
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> איבעיא להו ר' עקיבא היכי קאמר לכל רוח הוא עושה וסומך חוץ ממערבה דמרחיק נ' אמה ועושה או דלמא לכל רוח הוא עושה ומרחיק חמשים אמה חוץ ממערבה דאינו עושה כלל
<b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. The question was asked: How are we to understand R. Akiba's ruling?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'how does R. Akiba say.' ');"><sup>3</sup></span> [Does he mean to say that] IT [a tanyard] MAY BE PLACED ON ANY SIDE, namely, be set close to the city, EXCEPT ON THE WEST, where also it may be set, but only at a distance of fifty cubits? Or IT MAY BE PLACED ON ANY SIDE … PROVIDING IT IS KEPT FIFTY CUBITS AWAY, EXCEPT ON THE WEST, where it must not be placed at all? — Come and hear: R. Akiba says: [A tanyard] may be set on any side at a distance of fifty cubits, save on the west side, where it must not be placed at all, because it is a constant abode.
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