Commentary for Yevamot 27:9

במקומו של רבי אליעזר אין במקומו של רבי עקיבא לא דתניא כלל אמר רבי עקיבא כל מלאכה שאפשר לעשותה מע"ש אין דוחה את השבת

In the place of R. Eliezer only<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'yes'; only there was the preparation of the requisites of circumcision permitted on the Sabbath. ');">¹⁴</span> but not in the place of R. Akiba; for we learnt: R. Akiba laid it down as a general rule that any labour which may be performed on the Sabbath Eve<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Such as the cutting of wood, the production of coals and the forging of the knife. ');">¹⁵</span>

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