Sheviis 3:9 — Shoulder stones

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נושא · Topicאַבְנֵי כָתֵףShoulder stones
This Mishnah is:a rule · with a machlokeswhat does that mean?
Mishnah שביעית ג׳:ט׳ · Sheviis 3:9
אַבְנֵי כָתֵף, בָּאוֹת מִכָּל מָקוֹם.
וְהַקַּבְּלָן, מֵבִיא מִכָּל מָקוֹם.
וְאֵלּוּ הֵם אַבְנֵי כָתֵף,
כָּל שֶׁאֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לְהִנָּטֵל בְּאַחַת יָד, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר.
רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, אַבְנֵי כָתֵף כִּשְׁמָן, כָּל שֶׁהֵן נִטָּלוֹת שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלֹשׁ עַל הַכָּתֵף:
Shoulder-stones may be brought from anywhere.
And a contractor may bring from anywhere.
And these are shoulder-stones:
any that cannot be taken with one hand, the words of Rabbi Meir.
Rabbi Yose says: shoulder-stones are as their name [implies], any that are carried two or three [at a time] on the shoulder:
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Shoulder stones▾
CaseRulingReason
From where may shoulder stones (avnei kosef) come?From anywhere—
And what of the contractor (kablan)?He brings from anywhere—
Which stones count as shoulder stones?Rabbi Meir: Any that cannot be lifted with one hand—
Rabbi Yossi: As their name — carried two or three at a time on the shoulder—
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