Commentary for Bava Batra 293:14

ואמר רב יוסף ואיתימא מר זוטרא ואיתימא רב נחמן בר יצחק וסימנך שלחן בצפון ומנורה בדרום האי מרבי דידיה והאי מרבי דידיה

and the crops would decay.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And as they could not be stored away for long. prices would fall. ');">³⁷</span> [If] it inclined towards the south, the poor were distressed and landowners rejoiced because [that<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The north wind. Cf. p. 635, n. 18. ');">³⁸</span> was an indication] that the yearly rains would be scanty and the crops could be preserved.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Consequently prices would rise. ');">³⁹</span>

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