Commentary for Eruvin 43:17

כלל אמר רבי שמעון בן אלעזר כל אויר שתשמישו לדירה כגון דיר וסהר מוקצה וחצר אפילו בית חמשת כורים ובית עשרת כורים מותר

his partition and, consequently, it was necessary to restrict [the permitted area]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By allowing only two beth se'ah for the full enclosure inclusive of the area of the cistern and the space around it.');">²⁵</span> as a preventive measure against the possibility of assuming<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to change'.');">²⁶</span>

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