Quoting%20commentary for Shabbat 146:6

אמר רבי אבא החופר גומא בשבת ואינו צריך אלא לעפרה פטור עליה ואפילו לרבי יהודה דאמר מלאכה שאינה צריכה לגופה חייב עליה ה"מ מתקן האי מקלקל הוא:

R. Joseph said: He who cuts hay is liable to two [penalties], one on account of reaping and the other on account of planting.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The hay is cut so that new grass can grow, and thus it is a derivative of planting (i.e., sowing) too. ');">¹⁰</span> Abaye said: He who trims beets [in the ground] is liable to two [penalties], one on account of reaping<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because the beets he cuts constitute a harvest. ');">¹¹</span>

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