Commentary for Shabbat 206:3
רבי שמעון אומר (ויקרא ד, כב) ועשה אחת יכול עד שיכתוב את כל השם עד שיארוג כל הבגד עד שיעשה את כל הנפה ת"ל מאחת אי מאחת יכול אפילו לא כתב אלא אות אחת ואפילו לא ארג אלא חוט אחד ואפילו לא עשה אלא בית אחד בנפה ת"ל אחת הא כיצד אינו חייב עד שיעשה מלאכה שכיוצא בה מתקיימת
Said R. Jose: Is he then guilty on account of writing? Surely he is guilty only on account of [making] a mark, because marks were made on [each of] the boards of the Tabernacle to know which was its companion. Therefore if one draws one line across two boards, or two lines on one board, he is culpable. R. Simeon said: 'And shall do one': I might think that one must write the whole noun or weave a complete garment or make a whole sieve [before he is liable]; therefore it is written, <i>'of one'</i>. If <i>of one</i>, I might think that even if one writes one letter only, or weaves one thread only, or makes one mesh only in a sieve, [he is guilty]: therefore <i>'one'</i> is stated. How is this [to be reconciled]? One is liable only when he performs an action the like of which stands [on its own].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 490, n. 2 on Mishnah supra 102b. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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