Halakhah for Makkot 16:4

רבי ישמעאל אומר מה חריש רשות אף קציר רשות יצא קציר העומר שהוא מצוה

Rabbi Yishmael says (his response because he sees the verse as referring to Shabbat): Just as plowing is optional (not a Mitzvah) so too reaping is optional (i.e. these acts are only forbidden on Shabbat if they are done voluntarily as opposed to for Mitzvah reasons). It excludes the reaping for the omer (offering) as it is a Mitzvah.

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