Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Eruvin 194:3

רבי שמעון אומר נותנן לחבירו וכו': במאי קמיפלגי מר סבר פחות מארבע אמות עדיף דאי אמרת נותנן לחבירו וחבירו לחבירו אוושא מלתא דשבת

holds that it is preferable to carry them in stages of less than four cubits, for if you should sa that he should pass them to his fellow and his fellow to his fellow, the desecration of the sabbath would be given undue publicity; while the other Master<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Simeon');"><sup>6</sup></span> holds that it is preferable to pass them to one's fellow, for should you say that he shall carry them in stages of less than four cubits it might sometimes happen that he would be absent-minded and would in consequence carry them four cubits in a public domain. THE SAME PROCEDURE IS TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE CASE OF A SON OF HIS. How does his child come to be<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'what does he want'.');"><sup>7</sup></span>

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