Commentary for Shevuot 9:18
אלא אמר רב פפא התם דעיקר שבת תני חיובי ופטורי הכא חיובי תני ופטורי לא תני
Why does our Mishnah here state simply: TWO, SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR, and nothing else, whereas the Mishnah there states: Two, subdivided into four inside; and two, subdivided into four outside? - The Mishnah there deals mainly with the Sabbath laws, and therefore mentions the Principals and Derivatives, but our Mishnah here, which is not concerned mainly with the Sabbath laws mentions the Principals only and not the Derivatives. Which are the principals? - Carrying out: the laws of carrying out are only two.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the householder and the poor man.');"><sup>18</sup></span>
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