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one may carve in it a hole of 4 by 4 handbreadths and draw water through it. Even if there are no actual partitions around the hole, the section surrounding the hole is considered as though it were bent downward and formed partitions 10 handbreadths high on all sides. Consequently, it is permitted t
Abaye said to him: But perhaps that is not so, as we can distinguish between the opinions. It is possible that R' Yehuda stated his opinion only there, with regard to the wall of the courtyard and the cistern, as he said that we rely on the halakhic principle of extend and lower the partition. Th
And we can likewise say that R' Ḥananya ben Akavya stated his opinion only there, in the case of the balcony, with regard to the Sea of Tiberias, i.e., the Sea of Galilee, since it has clearly defined banks around it, and towns and enclosures surround it on all sides. The Sea of Galilee is surroun
Abaye said: And according to the statement of R' Ḥananya ben Akavya, if the balcony was less than 3 handbreadths away from the wall, it is permitted to draw water from it in the following circumstances: Its length must be 4 cubits, and its width must be 11 handbreadths and any amount. By carving
If the balcony was upright, i.e., it had upright partitions on all sides (Rabbeinu Ḥananel), the height of these partitions must be 10 handbreadths, and the width of the balcony must be 6 handbreadths and two minimal amounts. This leaves slightly more than a handbreadth on each side of the hole of