Commentary for Eruvin 33:4

אמר רב אשי מאי קשיא דילמא הכי קאמר הוצרכו לשש והקיפו בשבע אפי' בשבע מותרין לא הוצרכו אלא לחמש והקיפו בשבע אפי' בחמש אסורין

Did Rab', they asked him, 'really say so? ' - '[By] the Law, the Prophets and the Writings, [I can answer]', he said to them, 'that Rab did say, so'. Said R'Ashi: But what is the difficulty?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That caused them to doubt that Rab had made the statement.');">⁸</span> It is possible that he meant this: If they required six beth se'ah and they surrounded<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With stakes only, i.e., with the vertical, and not with the horizontal parts of an enclosure.');">⁹</span>

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