Commentary for Moed Katan 9:9
אמר רב אשי מתניתין נמי דיקא דקתני עושין כל צורכי רבים כל לאתויי מאי לאו לאתויי חפירה
Explain it thus: 'Wells, [dit caverns] of a private person [may be cleaned out]' - providing he has need of them, 'and needless to say those of the public' - when the public has need of them, as then, even digging is allowed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In agreement with R. Johanan's ruling.');"><sup>7</sup></span> 'But wells, ditches or caverns of the public are not to be dug' - when the public has no need of them, 'still less, those of a private person', as when a private person has no need of them, even cleaning out is not allowed.
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