Commentary for Shabbat 83:3

בדבר שאין מתכוין סבר לה כרבי שמעון במלאכה שאינה צריכה לגופה סבר לה כרבי יהודה אמר רבינא הלכך קוץ ברשות הרבים מוליכו פחות פחות מד' אמות ובכרמלית אפילו טובא:

— In respect to what is unintentional he holds with R. Simeon; but in the matter of work which is not needed per se, he agrees with R. Judah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it is interdicted. ');">⁷</span> Rabina said: As a corollary, a thorn in public ground may be carried away in stages of less than four cubits;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The least distance which is Biblically forbidden is four cubits in a single passage, without an interval. A thorn too may cause harm to the public; hence the Rabbinical interdict is waived. ');">⁸</span> whilst in a <i>karmelith</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. and supra 6a. ');">⁹</span>

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