Commentary for Shabbat 5:6

בעי מיניה רב מרבי הטעינו חבירו אוכלין ומשקין והוציאן לחוץ מהו עקירת גופו כעקירת חפץ ממקומו דמי ומיחייב או דילמא לא א"ל חייב ואינו דומה לידו מאי טעמא גופו נייח ידו לא נייח

Rab asked Rabbi: If one's neighbour loads him with food and drink, and he carries them without, what is the law? Is the removing<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'uprooting'. ');">⁹</span> of one's body like the removing of an article from its place, and so he is liable; or perhaps it is not so? He replied: He is liable, and it is not like his hand.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For, as stated in the Mishnah, if an article is placed in one's hand and he withdraws it, he is exempt. ');">¹⁰</span> What is the reason? — His body is at rest<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the article upon his body is likewise at rest, and he effects its removal, ');">¹¹</span> whereas his hand is not at rest.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the ground: hence he does not actually remove the article from its place. ');">¹²</span>

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