Commentary for Bava Metzia 87:5
לימא קא סבר שמואל שליחות יד אינה צריכה חסרון אמרי לא שאני הכא דניחא ליה דתיהוי הא חבית כולה בסיס להא רביעית
IF HE INCLINES THE BARREL, etc. Rabbah said: This was taught only if it is broken: if, however, it soured, he must pay for the whole of it. Why? It was his arrows that affected it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By taking a small quantity he helped it to sour, because a full barrel does not sour as quickly as one that is not full (R. Han.). ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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