Commentary for Bava Batra 198:5

ואותן אגפיים מי זורעם רב יהודה אמר שמואל בעל השדה זורעם רב נחמן אמר שמואל בעל השדה נוטעם מאן דאמר זורעם כל שכן נוטעם ומ"ד נוטעם אבל זורעם לא חלחולי מחלחולי

one cubit on either side [of the canal] for its banks.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the earth from the two strips of land might be used for repairing the sides of the canal whenever necessary. ');">⁹</span> [If he said.] 'I sell you [ground] for a pond<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In a courtyard, used for watering cattle and washing clothes and utensils. It is smaller than a canal which is used for irrigation purposes and requires a greater capacity. ');">¹⁰</span>

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