Commentary for Sukkah 34:12

בשלמא להך לישנא דאמר רב בין באמצע בין מן הצד בארבע אמות מאי מצטרפין מצטרפין לד' אמות אלא להך לישנא דאמר רב באמצע בארבעה היכי דמי אי דאית בהו ד' למה להו אצטרופי אי דלית בהו ד' קניא בעלמא נינהו

It is well according to that version which says that Rav says that ‘whether in the middle or at the sides [it invalidates only] if it is four cubits wide;’ What does it mean by ‘combine'? They combine to make four cubits. But, according to the version which says that Rav says that, in the middle [even] four handbreadths [width of invalid skhakh] invalidates, what kind of boards are we to imagine? If they are each four handbreadths wide, why do they need to combine? And if they are each less than four handbreadths wide, they are mere sticks!

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