Commentary for Shabbat 4:5

הכא דעיקר שבת הוא תני אבות ותני תולדות התם דלאו עיקר שבת הוא אבות תני תולדות לא תני

but there, since the main theme is not the Sabbath, principal labours only are taught, but not derivatives. What are the principal labours? — carryings out! But the carryings out are only two?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., that of the poor man who takes an article from the houseowner's hand, and that of the master of the house who puts an article into the poor man's hand. Where then are the 'two which are four?' ');">⁵</span>

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