Commentary for Eruvin 119:6

הכא במאי עסקינן דלא גבוה מרפסת עשרה ואי לא גבוה מרפסת עשרה כי עביד דקה מאי הוי במגופפת עד עשר אמות דכיון דעביד דקה איסתלוקי איסתלק מהכא

forgot to prepare a joint 'erub they do not impose any restrictions upon one another if there was a barrier of four handbreadths between them, otherwise they do impose restrictions upon one another?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the height of the balcony was not stated the ruling presumably applies also to one that was ten handbreadths high and that had the status of a wall; which shows that a ladder (the usual means of communication between balcony and courtyard) does deprive a wall of its status and imparts to it the character of one that has a door in it.');">¹⁶</span> - Here we are dealing with a case where the balcony was less than ten handbreadths high.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that even in the absence of thee ladder it could not be regarded as a valid wall.');">¹⁷</span> But if the balcony is 'less than ten handbreadths high' what is the use of making a barrier?

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