Commentary for Eruvin 129:16

אמר ר"א הבא מן הדרך אל יתפלל שלשה ימים שנאמר (עזרא ח, טו) ואקבצם אל הנהר הבא אל אחוא ונחנה שם ימים שלשה ואבינה בעם וגו'

and there we encamped three days, and I viewed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and I understood'.');">⁴⁵</span> the people.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezra VIII, 15; he was unable to 'view' or 'understand' them before on account of the fatigue and distractions caused by the journey.');">⁴⁶</span> On returning from a journey Samuel's father refrained from prayer for three days. Samuel did not pray in a house that contained alcoholic drink.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He could not stand its pungent odour which disturbed his devotions.');">⁴⁷</span>

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