“But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
OJBFor they were saying, Not at the Chag, for fear that a riot break out among the am haaretz.
TCENTBut they said, “Not during the feast, otherwise there will be a riot among the people.”
T4TBut they were saying to one another, “We must not do it during the celebration, because, if we do it then, the people will be very angry with us and riot!”