Commentary for Taanit 42:13
טעמא דגבירה ושפחה הא שפחה ושפחה לא והא אמרו ליה לשמואל איכא מותנא בי חוזאי גזר תעניתא שאני התם כיון דאיכא שיירתא דלווי ואתיא בהדיה
He replied: Would then a crossing prevent it from spreading?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So MS.M. and Rashi. Nothing can prevent disease from spreading. Cur. edd. 'There is here no crossing to prevent them'.');"><sup>12</sup></span> Once R'Nahman was informed that there was pestilence in Palestine and he ordained a fast, for he said, If the 'Mistress' is stricken how much more so the 'Maidservant'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Palestine is the Mistress and Babylon the Maidservant.');"><sup>13</sup></span>
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