Commentary for Sanhedrin 154:14

אמר רב חיננא בר יהודה משמיה דרב מצא איתמר

recited before R. Abbahu [the following]: If [unintentional] murder is committed by a man playing, for example, with a ball, if [the victim] was within four cubits [of the wall]. the thrower is exempt; if beyond four cubits, he is liable [to exile]. Rabina objected to R. Ashi: How is this? If he desired it [to rebound], he should be liable even for a short distance;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., even if it did not rebound so far, and struck a man standing within four cubits ');">¹¹</span>

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