Commentary for Eruvin 198:7

תניא נמי הכי עומד אדם ברה"י ומגביה ידו למעלה מעשרה טפחים לפחות משלשה סמוך לגג וקולט ובלבד שלא יצרף

AT A LEVEL BELOW TEN HANDBREADTHS FROM THE GROUND,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is regarded as a part of the public domain; or even at a higher level which is a free domain. The intention on the level below ten is due to the ruling that follows, which cannot apply to a higher level.');">¹⁶</span> BUT FROM A WATER-SPOUT<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The mouth of which projected into the public domain at some distance from the roof and below ten handbreadth from the ground, in consequence of which it is regarded is a part of the public domain.');">¹⁷</span> HE MAY DRINK IN ANY MANNER.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. he may even press his lips to the mouth of the spout and drink directly from it. This is not permitted in the case of a gutter which, being');">¹⁸</span>

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