Commentary for Bava Metzia 106:5

רב הונא בר יהודה אמר רב ששת חדא קתני מעשר שני שאין בו שוה פרוטה שנכנס לירושלים ויצא אמאי וניהדר ונעייליה וניכליה דנפול מחיצות

is merely Rabbinical: and [consequently] when would the Rabbis enact thus: only as long as the walls were standing, but not when they no longer existed [having fallen]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the barriers having fallen, let the tithe be redeemed. ');">⁹</span> — The Rabbis drew no distinction whether the barriers were standing or not.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But enacted a general measure that the walls have retaining power. ');">¹⁰</span>

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