Reference for Eruvin 176:2

ר' זירא אמר ד' אמות תיימי פחות מד' אמות לא תיימי

that he is permitted to pour out the water but not otherwise.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'if not he is forbidden', since the water would be running almost directly into the public domain and his desire to pour it out would be fulfilled. Were this to be permitted people might form the erroneous conclusion that it is also permitted to throw anything directly from a private into a public domain.');">³</span> R'Zera replied: In an area of four cubits the water<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Two Se'ah, which are usually used up in a day.');">⁴</span> may be absorbed;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra n. 5.');">⁵</span>

Explore reference for Eruvin 176:2. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.