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הניח בזוית זו ומצא בזוית אחרת — פלוגתא דרבן שמעון בן גמליאל ורבנן, דתניא: קרדום שאבד בבית — הבית טמא. שאני אומר: אדם טמא נכנס לשם ונטלו. רבן שמעון בן גמליאל אומר: הבית טהור, שאני אומר: השאילו לאחר ושכח, או שנטלו מזוית זו והניח בזוית האחרת ושכח.
The Talmud addresses yet another case: If one placed leaven in this corner and found it in another corner, this is akin to the dispute between Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel and the Rabbis, as it was taught in a baraita: With regard to an axe that was lost in a house, the house is impure, as I say that a ritually impure person entered the house and took the axe, touching other items in the process. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The house is ritually pure, as I say that he lent the axe to another person and forgot, or that he took it from this corner and placed it in the other corner and forgot.
זוית מאן דכר שמיה?
The Talmud asks: A corner, who mentioned anything about it? The baraita was referring to an axe that was lost, not one that was in a different corner.
חסורי מחסרא, והכי קתני: קרדום שאבד בבית — הבית טמא, שאני אומר: אדם טמא נכנס לשם ונטלו. או שהניחו בזוית זו ומצאו בזוית אחרת — הבית טמא, שאני אומר: אדם טמא נכנס לשם ונטלו מזוית זו והניחו בזוית אחרת. רבן שמעון בן גמליאל אומר: הבית טהור, שאני אומר השאילו לאחר ושכח, או שנטלו מזוית זו והניח בזוית זו ושכח.
The Talmud answers: The baraita is incomplete, and is teaching the following: With regard to an axe that was lost in a house, the house is ritually impure, as I say that an impure person entered the house and took the axe, or, if the owner placed it in this corner and later found it in another corner, the house is likewise ritually impure, as I say that an impure person entered the house and took the axe from this corner and placed in another corner. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The house is ritually pure, as I say that he lent it to another person and forgot, or that he took it from this corner and placed it in that corner and forgot about it. When the baraita is interpreted in this manner, the dispute between Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel and the Rabbis applies to the question about leaven.