If a traveler originally intended to enter the city but verbally declared 'my shevita is in my place' at bein hashmashot (not knowing the city was nearby), does he acquire the city's techum or only 2000 cubits from his spot?
Synopsis
A verbal declaration of shevita at one's current location, even made in error (not knowing the city was close), overrides original intention to enter the city and limits the traveler to 2000 cubits from his resting place.
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