Commentary for Shabbat 14:3

גופא אמר רב גידל אמר רב חייא בר יוסף אמר רב בית שאין תוכו י' וקרויו משלימו לי' על גגו מותר לטלטל בכולו בתוכו אין מטלטלין בו אלא בד' אמות

[To revert to] the main text: 'R. Gidal said in the name of R. Hiyya b. Joseph in Rab's name: In the case of a house, the inside of which is not ten [handbreadths in height] but its covering makes it up to ten, it is permitted to carry on the roof thereof over the whole [area]; but within, one may carry only four cubits.' Said Abaye: But if one digs out four square [handbreadths]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., he lowers the level of four square handbreadths of the ground. ');">⁴</span> and makes it up to ten, carrying over the whole is permitted. What is the reason? [The rest] is [as] cavities of a private domain, and such are [themselves] a private domain.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cavities in a wall bounding private ground rank as private ground. Here, the lowered portion is true private ground, and the rest is regarded as cavities in an imaginary wall surrounding it. ');">⁵</span>

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