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it is in a case where it cannot be picked up by its rope, as it is too thin to bear the weight of the bolt. As this Sage, R' Yosei, maintains: Since it has a knob at its end, it has the status of a vessel, and one is therefore permitted to secure the door with it. And this Sage, R' Eliezer, main
Mishnah: With regard to a bolt that is attached to the door, but owing to the length of the rope, it does not hang from the door but drags along the ground, one may lock a door with it in the Temple on Shabbat, as this is prohibited only by rabbinic decree, issued to enhance the character of Shabba
And with regard to one that is not tied at all but rests entirely on the ground, it is prohibited in both places, in and outside the Temple, as the use of this bolt is considered building. R' Yehuda says: One that rests entirely on the ground is permitted in the Temple, and one that drags along the
Talmud: A baraita states: Which is the bolt that drags along the ground with which one may lock a door on Shabbat in the Temple but not in the rest of the country? Any that is tied to the door and suspended from it, while one end of the bolt reaches the ground. R' Yehuda says: This type of bolt is
Rav Yehuda said that Shmuel said: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda with regard to a bolt that is dragged. It is permitted to use this bolt on Shabbat even outside the Temple, but it is prohibited to use a bolt that rests on the ground, even in the Temple.