 Rabbi Abba replied that Rabbi Joḥanan interpreted the words of "Blessed shall you be in the city," to mean that the privy, not the synagogue, would be near at hand.Rabbi Johanan's interpretation was in accordance with his opinion that one receives reward for walking (some distance) to a synagogue.Rabbi Johanan interpreted the words, "And blessed shall you be in the field," to mean that your estate would be divided into three equal portions of cereals, olives, and vines.