Il est permis de placer [les planches] plus près du puits [et de former une petite enceinte], à condition que [du bord du puits aux planches] il y ait deux coudées (la longueur de la tête et la majeure partie du corps de la vache), de sorte que] la tête et la majeure partie du corps soient à l'intérieur quand elle boit, [mais pas moins, de peur qu'il ne suive sa vache et ne prenne le seau à l'extérieur de l'enceinte.] Il est permis de placer (les planches) plus loin , n'importe quelle distance, [pour rendre l'enceinte aussi grande qu'il le souhaite], tant qu'il ajoute des planches. [Pour plus la distance du puits, plus l'espace entre les planches est grand. Il doit donc ajouter des planches afin que la distance entre planche et planche ou planche et dioamud ne soit pas supérieure à treize et une troisième coudées, selon R. Yehudah, dont la décision est suivie.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Eruvin
מותר להקריב לבאר – the boards and to make a short circumference as long as there would be from the rim of the well until between the boards in order that the head and most of the body of the cow which is two cubits but not less than this, lest he be drawn after his cow and remove the bucket outside of the partition.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Eruvin
Introduction
This mishnah continues yesterday’s discussion of the enclosure around the well. Yesterday we talked about the posts set up to enclose the space. Today we talk about the proximity of the posts to the well itself.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Eruvin
מותר להרחיק כל שהוא – to make a larger partition like what his heard desires.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Eruvin
It is permitted to bring [the posts] close to the well, provided that a cow’s head and the greater part of its body can be within [the enclosure] when drinking. Some people might not want to make the enclosure to large since a large enclosure would overly interfere with the passing traffic in the public domain. The mishnah allows them to bring the posts in close to the well as long as a single cow can fit its head and most of its body within the enclosure when drinking. The Talmud explains that this is two cubits. More than this amount and there may be a problem of carrying from the private domain to the public domain.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Eruvin
ובלבד שירבה בפסין – as long as he increases the boars, for all while he distances himself from the cistern, the space increases between the boards and he needs to increase the boards so that there won’t be between each and every plain board [and between a plain board and a corner-piece more than thirteen and one-third cubits according to the words of Rabbi Yehuda, and the Halakha is according to him.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Eruvin
It is permitted to remove [the posts] to any [distance] provided one increases the posts. They can move the posts as far away from the well as they wish, as long as they increase the number or size of posts so that there remains no gap greater than either 10 cubits (Rabbi Meir) or 13 1/3 cubits (Rabbi Judah), as explained in yesterday’s mishnah.
