Commentary for Shevuot 33:7

בעא מיניה אביי מרבה בא לו בארוכה שיעור קצרה מהו שיעור גמירי וכי בא לו בארוכה שיעור קצרה פטור או דלמא דוקא גמירי בארוכה חייב בקצרה פטור א"ל לא נתנה ארוכה להדחות אצלו

Raba queried: Can pauses be combined?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Walking out by the shorter route, he paused a while, then continued walking; then paused again; the combined moments of pausing being equal to the tarrying period. Is he liable in such case, or is he liable only when the tarrying period is one uninterrupted pause?');">⁹</span> - Let him solve it from his own statement!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For he holds that even if he walks very slowly, occupying the whole day, he is still exempt; though the time occupied is more than the tarrying period.');">¹⁰</span> - There [he is exempt only] if he did not pause.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though he occupied the whole day, he did not stop walking.');">¹¹</span>

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