Commentary for Eruvin 54:9

ואי כתב רחמנא יין על גב קנקנו דהיינו נטירותיה אבל צאן על גב גיזתה אימא לא כתב רחמנא צאן דאפילו על גב גיזתה

would carry his clothes after him into the bath house.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. he would be willing to act as the attendant of such a genius if such a one could be found.');">²¹</span> What is the reason? - Because all [the other expressions]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XIV, 26.');">¹¹</span> were required with the exception of 'for oxen,' which is quite unnecessary. What [is the purpose for which the others] were required? - If<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'because if'.');">²²</span>

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