Commentary for Sanhedrin 123:11
מתקיף לה רב יוסף דילמא עד כאן לא קאמר רבי יוסי התם הבערה ללאו יצאה דנפקא ליה חילוק מלאכות (ויקרא ד, ב) מאחת מהנה
'actions forbidden in themselves' [i.e., 'them'] — the principal acts of labour forbidden on the Sabbath; 'actions [the prohibited nature of which is derived] from others [i.e., "of them"]' — the derivatives;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Labour forbidden on the Sabbath is divided into two categories: (i) fundamental or principal acts, forbidden in themselves and named in the Talmud 'fathers' — 39 are enumerated in Shab. 73a; and (ii) derivative or secondary acts, regarded as species of the former, and called 'toledoth', lit., 'offsprings'. E.g., Sowing, ploughing, and reaping belong to the first category; planting, digging, and vintaging are their respective derivatives. ');"><sup>11</sup></span>
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