Commentary for Eruvin 32:18

אי מוקים ליה במיצעי הוה ליה עומד מרובה על הפרוץ משתי רוחות שמעת מינה עומד מרובה על הפרוץ משתי רוחות הוי עומד

[a distance slightly] less than three handbreadths and [stretch] a rope of any [thickness, and again leave a distance slightly] less than three handbreadths, and [stretch] a rope of any [thickness, and then again leave a distance slightly] less than four handbreadths and [stretch] a rope of any thickness?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Two of the gaps, each being less than three handbreadths, would by the law of labud be deemed closed and this would, together with the ropes, provide a 'standing part' of six handbreadths that exceeds the third gap of four handbreadths. As this, however, was not permitted it may be concluded that in the case of horizontally drawn ropes, the barrier is invalid even where the standing parts exceed the gaps.');">³⁸</span> - But how do you understand this: Where could one leave<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'set', 'place'.');">³⁹</span> less than four [handbreadths of distance]?

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