Commentary for Eruvin 59:10

אמר רב הונא באומר כל הזן עלי מים ומלח הוא דלא זייני הא כל מילי זייני

IF A MAN VOWED TO ABSTAIN FROM FOOD HE IS ALLOWED [To CONSUME] BOTH WATER etc. [Apparently]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since our Mishnah excludes only WATER AND SALT. iuzn rnutc');">²³</span> it is only Salt and water that are not described as proper food' but all other things [consumed] are described as proper food.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' a foodstuff that both nourishes and sustains (v. Rashi s.v. a.l.) . ,ubuzn iuzn');">²⁴</span> Must it then be assumed that this presents an objection against Rab and Samuel both of whom had ruled that the benediction of'.

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