Related%20passage for Eruvin 205:1
אי אליבא דר' אליעזר קאמר אפי' לכתחילה נמי
If he made It according to the view of R'Eliezer,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He could not do so according to the Rabbis who do not permit a knot in either case.');"><sup>1</sup></span> should not this be permitted also for the first time? - Rather say: There is no difficulty since the latter represents the view of R'Simeon while the former represents that of the Rabbis. For it was taught: if a Levite had a break in the string of his harp<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the Sabbath.');"><sup>2</sup></span> he may tie it up; R'Simeon ruled: He may only make a loop; R'Simeon B'Eleazar said: Neither the one nor the other<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'it also', the loop like the knot.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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