Commentary for Nedarim 80:3

אמר ר' אמי אמר רב מאי דכתיב (יחזקאל יב, ג) ואתה בן אדם עשה לך כלי גולה זו נר וקערה

and had mats set for them in the days of Tishri.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In Tishri they performed their ablutions in the river. Now the bed of the river is miry, and should the feet sink into it, the water cannot reach them and the immersion is invalid; he therefore placed mats in the river bed for them to stand on. Ran gives another explanation: He hung up mats on the shore to serve as a screen, For modesty. [Obermeyer op. cit. p. 418: he set up for them tents made of reeds]. On both explanations this story is mentioned here in support of Samuel's second dictum. ');">³</span> R. Ammi said in Rab's name: What is meant by the verse, Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XII, 3. ');">⁴</span> This is a lamp, plate and

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