Study Shabbat folio 98A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
If he throws it less than 4 cubits, he is exempt, as he is neither liable for carrying from domain to domain nor for carrying in the public domain. The Talmud asks: What is he teaching us with this halakha? The Talmud answers: He is teaching us the following two things. First, that domains join to
Rav Shmuel bar Yehuda said that Rav Abba said that Rav Huna said that Rav said: One who carries an object 4 cubits in the covered public domain is exempt because it is not similar to the flags of the camp of Israel in the desert, which were not covered. The Talmud wonders: Is that so? Weren’t the w
The Talmud asks: After all, how much was the length of a wagon? It was 5 cubits. How much was the width of a beam? It was 1½ cubits. How many beams could one place on a wagon? One could place 3 stacks of beams, totaling 4½ cubits. If so, ½ cubit of open space remained. When the Master distributes
The Talmud asks: Ultimately, how much was the depth of a beam? It was 1 cubit. How many stacks would they place? They would place 4 stacks. 1 cubit of open space remained. When the Master distributes 1 cubit between the 4 stacks of beams it is considered lavud, as two handbreadths separated each
Rav Kahana said: When we said that the underside of the wagon was considered to be a public domain, the statement was not referring to when the beams were stacked on them. When the wagon was empty and consisted of the frames that held the beams in place, beneath the wagon was an uncovered public do