Commentary for Eruvin 124:1

אמר מר חצירו של עכו"ם הרי הוא כדיר של בהמה והא אנן תנן הדר עם העכו"ם בחצר הרי זה אוסר עליו

The Master said: 'A heathen's courtyard has the same status as a cattle-pen'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From which it follows that a heathen can impose no restrictions upon an individual Israelite if the latter is the only other tenant in their Joint courtyard. Only an Israelite imposes restrictions on other Israelites in connection with the movement of objects from and into the heathen's house.');">¹</span> Did we not, however, learn: IF A MAN LIVES IN A COURTYARD WITH A HEATHEN. EITHER OF THEM CAUSES HIM TO BE RESTRICTED?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which shows, contrary to the ruling in the Baraitha cited (cf. prev. n.) , that a heathen imposes restrictions upon an Israelite even where the latter is the only other tenant in their joint courtyard. How than are the two rulings to be reconciled?');">²</span> - This is no difficulty, since the latter<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which shows, contrary to the ruling in the Baraitha cited (cf. prev. n.) , that a heathen imposes restrictions upon an Israelite even where the latter is the only other tenant in their joint courtyard. How than are the two rulings to be reconciled?');">²</span>

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