Commentary for Eruvin 119:3

ואי לא גבוה מרפסת עשרה כי קא עביד דקה מאי הוי במגופפת עד עשר אמות דכיון דעביד דקה איסתלוקי איסתלוק ליה מהכא

- This is a case where it was enclosed [all along its length] up to ten cubits,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., leaving only a gap not exceeding ten cubits as a doorway.');">⁷</span> so that if it was provided with a barrier they may be deemed to be entirely removed from there.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the residents of the balcony and courtyard respectively may be deemed as having withdrawn themselves from the use of each other's domain. In the absence of such a barrier, however, the balcony, owing to its close proximity to the courtyard below, and its two cubits doorway, must inevitably be regarded as forming one domain with that courtyard even though the law must be restricted as a consequence.');">⁸</span> Rab Judah citing Samuel ruled: If a wall<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Between two courtyards.');">⁹</span>

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