Jewish%20thought for Bava Batra 5:4
וטעמא דרצו הא לא רצו אין מחייבין אותו אלמא היזק ראיה לאו שמיה היזק
instead of THEY SHOULD BUILD THE WALL, the Mishnah should say, they should build it'? — You say then that mehizah means 'division'. If so, instead of 'who agreed to make a division', the Mishnah should say, 'who agreed to divide'? — It is usual for men to say, 'Come, let us make a division.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the Mishnah reproduces this expression. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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