Commentary for Eruvin 130:14

א"ל (משלי ט, ט) תן לחכם ויחכם עוד

[for an Israelite] to live [with a heathen] since [the former knows] that the heathen would be afraid [to use violence against him] as he expects the other Israelite<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who lived in the outer courtyard.');">³⁵</span> to come and demand,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'now the Israelite would come and say to me'.');">³⁶</span> 'Where is that Israelite that lived with you? '<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He could not shake since his way out could only he through the outer courtyard where its tenant would have seen him.');">³⁷</span>

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