Commentary for Shabbat 225:6

דרבנן אדרבנן לא קשיא חבל בחבל מיחלף עניבה בקשירה לא מיחלפא דר' יהודה אדרבי יהודה לא קשיא התם לא משום דמיחלפא עניבה בקשירה אלא עניבה גופה קשירה היא

Rab Judah said in Samuel's name: A weaver's implements may be handled on the Sabbath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For a permissible use, though of course their normal use is forbidden on the Sabbath. ');">¹³</span> Rab Judah was asked: What of the upper beam and the lower beam?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jast.: the upper beam on which the warp depends; the lower beam, the roller on which the web is wound as it advances. — Do we say that since these are costly the weaver is careful not to use them for any purpose but their own, and hence they may not be handled even for a legitimate use? ');">¹⁴</span> — Yes and No, and he was uncertain about it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'it was weak in his hand'. ');">¹⁵</span>

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