Wenn man auf der Straße anhielt [um sich auszuruhen, ohne zu wissen, dass er sich im Tchum einer Stadt befand und die Nacht dort auf ihn herabkam] und [als] er aufstand, sah er, dass er sich in der Nähe einer Stadt befand, [innerhalb ihres Tchums ]] —da er es nicht beabsichtigte (sich in der Stadt niederzulassen), darf er die Stadt nicht betreten, um als einer ihrer Bewohner zu sein; aber von dem Ort, an dem diese Nacht auf ihn herabkam, misst er zweitausend Ellen, und er geht bis zum Ende dieser Entfernung innerhalb der Stadt und nicht mehr.] Dies sind die Worte von R. Meir. R. Yehudah sagt: Er kann wie die anderen Einwohner durch die Stadt und außerhalb von zweitausend Ellen gehen. Die Halacha entspricht R. Yehudah.] Einmal trat R. Tarfon ohne (vorherige) Absicht ein [dh ohne zu wissen, wann die Dunkelheit hereinbrach, dass er sich im Tchum der Stadt befand und nicht beabsichtigte, sich in der Stadt niederzulassen, sondern an seiner Stelle.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Eruvin
מי שישב בדרך – [he had sat on the road] to rest and did not know that he was at the [Sabbath] limit of the city and it became dark for him there and when he stood up he saw that he was near to the city and to its [Sabbath] limit.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Eruvin
Introduction
One who is walking on a road and arrives within 2000 cubits of the city by dusk and intends to spend Shabbat in the city, is considered as a resident of the town and may walk throughout it and 2000 cubits around it, even though he didn’t get there until after nightfall. He is considered to be like the people of the town.
Our mishnah talks about one who gets to within these 2000 cubits but does not realize he has done so and does not, therefore, have intention to spend Shabbat in that town.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Eruvin
לא יכנס – [he should not enter] into the city to be like the people of the city, but rather from the place where it had become dark for him, he should measure two thousand cubits and on the place where they were able, he should go and no further.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Eruvin
One who sat down on the road [at dusk on Friday eve] and then got up and saw that he was near a town he may not enter it, since it had not been his intention to do so, the words of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Judah says: he may enter it. Rabbi Judah said: it once actually happened and Rabbi Tarfon entered the town, even though this was not his intention [when Shabbat had begun]. The mishnah talks about a person who was walking on the road on Friday and sat down to rest at dusk. This now becomes his Shabbat place, and the border should be two thousand cubits in all directions. He then notices that he is within the Shabbat border of a town. According to Rabbi Meir, he is not considered as a member of the town, since he did not have the intention to spend Shabbat in that town. Therefore, he may only go 2000 cubits from where he was when Shabbat began (at dusk). If that means he can only walk up until a certain point in the town, then he can go no further, even within the town. Rabbi Judah says that he may enter the town, since if he knew when he sat down at dusk that he was that so close to the town, he surely would have entered the town. Therefore, his intention to spend Shabbat at that particular place outside of the town was actually a mistake. We should note that if he did notice the city before Shabbat and intentionally did not enter, then Rabbi Judah would agree that he can go only 2000 cubits from the point where he was when Shabbat began. Rabbi Judah proves that his halakhah is correct from a story concerning Rabbi Tarfon. Proving one’s halakhah with an actual occurrence is considered a strong means by which to prove something.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Eruvin
ר"י אומר יכנס – [he should enter] and walk through the city and outside of it two thousand cubits like the people of the city, and the Halakha is according to Rabbi Yehudah.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Eruvin
בלא מתכוין – for he did not know that it had become dark for him when he was in the [Sabbath] limit of the city and he did not intend to make his Shabbat in the city but rather in his place.
