Commentary for Shabbat 147:3

אלא אמר רב חסדא בורר ואוכל פחות מכשיעור בורר ומניח פחות מכשיעור וכשיעור לא יברור ואם בירר חייב חטאת מתקיף לה רב יוסף וכי מותר לאפות פחות מכשיעור אלא אמר רב יוסף בורר ואוכל ביד בורר ומניח ביד בקנון ובתמחוי לא יברור ואם בירר פטור אבל אסור ובנפה ובכברה לא יברור ואם בירר חייב חטאת

Rather said R. Hisda: He may select and eat less than the standard quantity, and he may select and put aside less than the standard quantity;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For which a penalty is incurred, viz., as much as a dried fig. ');">⁶</span> but he must not select as much as the standard quantity, and if he does, he incurs a sin-offering. R. Joseph demurred: Is it then permitted to bake less than the standard quantity?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Granted that there is no penalty, it is nevertheless forbidden, and the same applies here. ');">⁷</span> Rather said R. Joseph: He may select by hand and eat, or select by hand and put aside; but he may not select with a reed-basket or a dish; and if he does, he is not culpable, nevertheless it is forbidden.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There is no liability, because this is not the proper mode of selecting; nevertheless it is forbidden, because it is somewhat similar to selecting by means of a sieve. ');">⁸</span>

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