Commentary for Bava Batra 34:8
תנן לא יחפור אדם בור סמוך לבורו של חבירו טעמא דאיכא בור הא ליכא בור סומך בשלמא להך לישנא דאמרת בשדה שאינה עשויה לבורות דברי הכל סומך מתניתין בשדה שאינה עשויה לבורות
We learnt: A MAN SHOULD NOT DIG A PIT CLOSE TO THE PIT OF HIS NEIGHBOUR. [From this it appears that] the reason [why he must not dig] is because there is another pit in existence, but if there is not, then he may dig. Now this would be in order if we accept the version [of the argument reported above] according to which Abaye and Raba agree that in a field where pits would not naturally be dug the owner may dig close up to the boundary; we may then interpret the Mishnah to speak of a field where pits would not naturally be dug.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And there is no contradiction between the Mishnah and Abaye and Raba. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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