Commentary for Shabbat 93:7

מיתיבי המחזיר קנה מנורה בשבת חייב חטאת קנה סיידין לא יחזיר ואם החזיר פטור אבל אסור רבי סימאי אומר קרן עגולה חייב קרן פשוטה פטור אינהו דאמור כי האי תנא דתניא מלבנות המטה וכרעות המטה ולווחים של סקיבס לא יחזיר ואם החזיר פטור

An objection is raised: If one puts back the branch of a candelabrum on the Sabbath, he is liable to a sin-offering; as for the joint of a whitewasher's pole,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The handle of the painter's brush was jointed, to allow of different lengths according to requirements. ');">¹⁹</span> it must not be re-inserted, yet if one does re-insert it, he is exempt, but it is forbidden.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A candelabrum is not taken to pieces frequently, and therefore when one inserts its branches he finishes its manufacture; hence he is liable to a sin-offering, it being a general rule that this is incurred for the completion of any utensil. But a painter's brush is continually taken to pieces; therefore the insertion of one of its parts is only temporary and does not complete it. ');">²⁰</span> R. Simai said: For a circular horn, one is liable; for a straight horn, one is exempt!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These are musical instruments into which reeds were inserted to give various notes; v. T.A. III, 96. The putting together of the former was skilled work; hence liability is incurred. But the latter was assembled amateurishly, being frequently taken to pieces; hence no liability is incurred.-The difficulty is presented by the branch of a candelabrum, whose principle is the same as a weaver's frame. ');">²¹</span> — They<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Abba and R. Huna b. Hiyya. ');">²²</span> ruled as this Tanna. For it was taught: The sockets of a bed,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Into which the legs of a bed fitted. to prevent them from being rotted by the damp earth. ');">²³</span> the legs of a bed, and the archer's tablets,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: a small wooden plaque inserted in the bow upon which the arrow presses before it is released. Jast. translates: 'the boards on which the straw rests', but does not make it clear what fitting or joining is required there. ');">²⁴</span> may not be re-inserted, yet if one does re-insert [them], he is not liable [to a sin-offering],

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