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as there are partitions. And Shmuel said: One may move an object in it only within 4 cubits, as the partitions of the ship are not considered full-fledged partitions; they are erected only to keep water out, not to render it a residence.
Rav Ḥiyya bar Yosef said to Shmuel: Is the halakha in accordance with your opinion or is the halakha in accordance with the opinion of Rav? Shmuel said to him: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of Rav, as his rationale is more convincing.
Rav Giddel said that Rav Ḥiyya bar Yosef said: And Rav concedes that if one overturned the ship onto its mouth, and it is more than 10 handbreadths high, that one may move an object on it only within 4 cubits. The Talmud asks: For what purpose was the ship overturned? If you say it was overturned
Rather, it must be that he overturned it to tar it, i.e., to add a fresh coat to its underside. In that case, the boat certainly does not serve as a residence, and its sides are not considered full-fledged partitions.
Rav Ashi teaches Shmuel’s acceptance of Rav’s opposing view (Ritva) with regard to a ship, as stated above; and Rav Aḥa, son of Rava, teaches it with regard to a portico, as it was stated that amora’im disagreed with regard to a portico located in a field. A portico has a roof and either incomplet