Commentary for Bava Metzia 232:16
רב אמר ברובה אבל בארבעה לא אדם דר חציו למטה וחציו למעלה ושמואל אמר בארבעה אין אדם דר חציו למטה וחציו למעלה
'Samuel said: Four [handbreadths]:' one cannot dwell partly below and partly above. How is it meant? If he [the landlord] had said to him, '[I rent you] this storey, it is gone.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is the tenant's misfortune, and he has no claim. ');"><sup>15</sup></span>
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