Commentary for Pesachim 224:4
ואל תשב על מטת ארמית איכא דאמרי דלא תיגני בלא קרית שמע ואיכא דאמרי דלא תינסב גיורתא
Some say, [that means: ] do not lie down to sleep without reading the shema'; while others explain: do not marry a proselyte. But others explain 'Syrian' literally, [the reason being] on account of what happened to R'Papa.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Ber. 8b.');"><sup>6</sup></span> And do not seek to evade toll tax, lest they discover you and deprive you of a that you possess.
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