Mesorat%20hashas for Pesachim 218:4
ולא יפחתו לו מארבעה: היכי מתקני רבנן מידי דאתי בה לידי סכנה והתניא לא יאכל אדם תרי ולא ישתה תרי ולא יקנח תרי ולא יעשה צרכיו תרי
How could our Rabbis enact something whereby one is led into danger: Surely it was taught: A man must not eat in pairs, nor drink in pairs,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he must not eat or drink two or a multiple of two of anything, a malignant potency being ascribed to twos.');"><sup>4</sup></span> nor cleanse [himself] twice nor perform his requirements<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A euphemism for intimacy.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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