Commentary for Shabbat 301:6

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מאי ממקום קרוב רב אמר ממקום קרוב ממש ושמואל אמר חיישינן שמא חוץ לחומה לנו

While Samuel said: We conjecture that they [the reed-pipes] were [just] without the [city] wall during the night.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if they were not in his house we may assume that they were only just without the city wall, yet within the tehum, unless we know to the contrary. Lit., 'we apprehend lest', The phrase is also used with lenient implications, v. Hag. 15a (Rashi). Normally the more stringent possibility is acted upon, but here it is the reverse, for the sake of the dead. ');">¹¹</span> [Raba said.]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So text as emended by BaH. ');">¹²</span>

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