Commentary for Moed Katan 53:13

כי אתא רבין אמר ליה ההוא מרבנן ורב תחליפא בר מערבא שמיה דהוה שכיח בשוקא דגילדאי מאי דרגש ערסא דצלא

Said Rabbah to him: But then [how does that] meaning fit the ruling in reference to a king, for we learned:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sanh. 20a.');">¹⁴</span> '[And when they provide for him the mourner's repast] all the people recline [at the repast ] on the ground while the king sits on the dargesh'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the king does not go down to the level of the people and sit with them.');">¹⁵</span>

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