Shabbat 54B

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והתניא: ובלבד שיגביה מן הקרקע טפח! כי תניא ההיא בחבלא דביני ביני.

The Talmud raises an objection: Wasn’t it taught in a baraita: This is only permitted provided that he raises the rope one handbreadth from the ground? Apparently, there is no restriction with regard to the length of rope that may hang below the person’s hand. The Talmud answers: When this baraita was taught, it was taught with regard to the length of rope between the camel and the person holding it. That part of the rope may not sag to the ground; rather, it must be raised at least one handbreadth so that it is clear that the rope is attached to the camel.

מתני׳ אין חמור יוצא במרדעת בזמן שאינה קשורה לו, ולא בזוג אף על פי שהוא פקוק, ולא בסולם שבצוארו, ולא ברצועה שברגלו.

Mishnah: This Mishnah lists additional objects with which an animal may not go out into the public domain on Shabbat: A donkey may neither go out with the saddlecloth when it is not tied to its back, nor with a bell even if it is plugged to prevent it from ringing, nor with a ladder that is around its neck, nor with a strap that is around its leg.

ואין התרנגולים יוצאין בחוטין ולא ברצועה שברגליהם, ואין הזכרים יוצאין בעגלה שתחת האליה שלהן.

And the roosters may not go out with strings and not with a strap on their feet, which are tied there as a sign of ownership. And the rams may not go out with a small wagon under their tails, as it was common practice to put a small wagon under the tails of grown sheep so that the tail would not be injured by dragging on the ground.

ואין הרחלים יוצאות חנונות, ואין העגל יוצא בגימון, ולא פרה בעור הקופר, ולא ברצועה שבין קרניה. פרתו של רבי אלעזר בן עזריה היתה יוצאה ברצועה שבין קרניה שלא ברצון חכמים.

And ewes may not go out ḥanunot, nor may a calf go out with a gimon, nor may a cow go out with the skin of a hedgehog [kupar], nor with a strap between its horns. The Mishnah relates that R' Elazar ben Azarya’s cow would go out on Shabbat with a strap between its horns, contrary to the will of the rabbis.

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