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5 ‎[1] **MISHNAH:** If it was made of straw or reeds, one considers it as if of metal, curved as if it were straight; round one considers it as if square. If its circumference is three hand-breadths its width is one hand-breadth.
‎[2] **HALAKHAH:** “If it was made of straw or reeds,” etc. For whom was this needed? For Rebbi Jehudah, as Rebbi Jehudah said, “wide enough even if not strong enough.”
‎[3] “Curved one considers it as if it were straight.” Rebbi Aḥa in the name of Rebbi Zeˋira: This is Rebbi Jehudah’s. Rebbi Yose in the name of Rebbi Zeˋira: It is everybody’s opinion, but only if the curvature be at the side, a curvature which does not obstruct the alley. But a curvature which impedes the alley makes it forbidden. What is a curvature which obstructs the alley? Any which if you excise it there is less than three [hand-breadths] between the pieces.
‎[4] “Round, one considers it as if square.” Again this is Rebbi Jehudah’s. They inferred it from the sea. *He made the sea cast*, *ten cubits*. It is impossible to say “circular” since already it was said “square”. It is impossible to say “square” since already it was said “circular”. If you said circular, it would turn out to contain 160 times the measure of purity. If you said square, it would turn out to contain 122 times the measure of purity. Therefore you have to say that the upper two cubits were circular, the lower three cubits were square and it turns out that it contained 150 times the measure of purity. One verse says, *it contained 2’000 bat*, but another verse says, *it contained a volume of 3’000 bat*. It is impossible to say 2’000 since already it says 3’000 and it is impossible to say 3’000 since already it says 2’000. Therefore you have 2’000 in fluid measure which are 3’000 in dry measure. From here the Sages learned that 40 *seah* in fluid measure are two *kor* in dry measure.
Version: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH001901012/NLI
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