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here too, teach the Mishnah: And with regard to man, responsibility for safeguarding his body is incumbent upon him.
§ Rav Mari objects to the Talmud’s initial suggestion that the dispute between Rav and Shmuel with regard to the meaning of Maveh is based on biblical terms with similar etymology. He suggests: But why not say that Maveh, this is the primary category of damage caused by water, as it is written: “As
Rav Zevid objects to the Talmud’s initial suggestion that the dispute between Rav and Shmuel with regard to the meaning of Maveh is based on biblical terms with similar etymology. He suggests: But why not say that Maveh, this is the primary category of Fire, as when the term “tiveh” is written in th
And if you would say that Maveh is Fire, and there are 4 categories in the Mishnah, as the Mishnah teaches the primary category of Ox, in which there are two primary categories of damage, Eating and Trampling, the Mishnah remains difficult. If it is so that Maveh in the Mishnah is referring to Fire,
§ Contrary to the Mishnah, where 4 primary categories of damage were enumerated, R' Oshaya taught (Tosefta 9:1) that there are 13 primary categories of damage. The 13 categories consist of 4 bailees, 5 types of indemnity, and the 4 primary categories listed in the Mishnah. The 4 bailees are: The un