Quotation for Shabbat 214:11

אמר שמואל השולה דג מן הים כיון שיבש בו כסלע חייב א"ר יוסי בר אבין ובין סנפיריו אמר רב אשי לא תימא יבש ממש אלא אפילו דעבד רירי

— It is a species called 'eggs of vermin'. But it was taught: Tippuyyi<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Name of certain small insects. ');">¹⁹</span> and the eggs of vermin? — The species is called 'eggs of vermin'. But there is the flea, which multiplies and increases, yet it was taught, If one catches a flea on the Sabbath: R. Eliezer declares him liable, while R. Joshua exempts [him]? — Said R. Ashi: You oppose catching to killing! R. Eliezer and R. Joshua disagree only in that one Master holds: If the species is not hunted, one is liable; whilst the other Master holds: He is exempt. But in respect to killing even R. Joshua agrees.

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