English: It was taught: “On your gates” — whether the gates of houses, or the gates of courtyards, or the gates of provinces, or the gates of cities… they are obligated in mezuzah.
On the daf / in context: The word “she’arekha” is read expansively so that every ordinary gateway under Jewish control carries the obligation.
Type of Learning
Diyuk / expansive reading of “u-vish’arekha.”
What Is Learned
The obligation of mezuzah extends beyond the private house-door to the gates of courtyards, cities and provinces.