Commentary for Bava Batra 147:2

כי אתאי לקמיה דרבנן אמרו לי כל אבא חמרא וכל בר בר חנה סיכסא למאי הלכתא עבדת הכי למידע אי כבית שמאי אי כבית הלל איבעי לך למימני חוטין ולמימני חוליות

Was it in order to ascertain whether [the Law] is in accordance with the [decision of] Beth Shammai or Beth Hillel?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the dispute between the two schools on the question of the threads of the show fringes. v. Men. 41b. ');">⁴</span> You should have counted the threads and counted the joints.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Each plaited fringe contains four joints or sections separated by double knots. ');">⁵</span> He<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the Arab merchant. ');">⁶</span>

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