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Anan argues that the prohibited burden is what is [possible to carry] on the shoulder, and he does not set a limit for this. And he finds support for this in Scripture’s verse regarding the sons of Kohath (Numbers 7:9) “But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things belonged unto them: they bore them upon their shoulders” and his followers differ with this, for some of them allow removing light burdens from their homes and carry the Torah and food and dishes to be cleaned from dirt, while others among them do not allow this and argue that this verse intends to allow carrying light objects within homes but does not intend their removal. And they interpret this verse out of the repulsiveness attached to them and his teaching removed himself from the entire nation, [and if not his teaching only proves that it is permitted to remove a “light burden” from the house.]
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And the proof that he tried to bring and relies upon is a false proof and this is because when the Torah describes a group carrying on their shoulders, this does not prove that carrying only occurs on the shoulder, since it is possible to carry on the shoulder or not on the shoulder and this is something existing in the language. And regarding his ruling that the Torah’s reporting of their carrying on their shoulders obligates that carrying is only on the shoulders, behold Scripture explicitly describes that carrying occurs prior to being on the shoulder, since it says (Judges 9:48) “And Abimelech got him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder; and he said unto the people that were with him: 'What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.'” For it reports that he first carried it and then put it on his shoulder, and carrying is also described on the bosom as it says (Numbers 11:12) “Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that Thou shouldest say unto me: Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which Thou didst swear unto their fathers?” and (Isaiah 40:11) “Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck.” And also on the side according to the verse (Isaiah 66:12) “For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream, and ye shall suck thereof: Ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled upon the knees.” And also in the hand as it says (Ezekiel 10:7) “And the cherub stretched forth his hand” and then he says (Ezekiel 10:7) “from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof” and says regarding this (Ezekiel 10:7) “and put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.” And everything which is separate from the body and distinct from it is forbidden to carry with it on the Sabbath from the perspective of “removing” and “entering,” anything from the smallest thing possible to what is larger.