## Beitzah Daf 6b

###### Beitzah 6b:1
[Beitzah 6b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/6b:1)

הַשְׁתָּא מוּכָן לְאָדָם לָא הָוֵי מוּכָן לִכְלָבִים, דִּתְנַן: מְחַתְּכִין אֶת הַדִּלּוּעִין לִפְנֵי הַבְּהֵמָה, וְאֶת הַנְּבֵלָה לִפְנֵי הַכְּלָבִים. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: אִם לֹא הָיְתָה נְבֵלָה מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת — אֲסוּרָה, לְפִי שֶׁאֵינָהּ מִן הַמּוּכָן; מוּכָן לִכְלָבִים הָוֵי מוּכָן לְאָדָם?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Now,** we know that food **prepared,** i.e., fit, **for human** consumption that became spoiled **is not** automatically considered **prepared for dogs, as we learned** in a mishna (see 2a): **One may cut pumpkins before an animal** to facilitate their consumption, **and** likewise one may cut up an **animal carcass,** even of an animal that died on Shabbat, **before dogs. Rabbi Yehuda says: If** the animal **was not** already **a carcass,** i.e., it was not dead and fit for dogs, **prior to Shabbat, it is prohibited, because it is not in the** category of items considered **prepared** for use on Shabbat. This shows that although this animal was fit for human consumption while alive, it does not automatically become prepared for dogs once it dies. If so, can food **prepared for dogs** be considered **prepared for humans?**


###### Beitzah 6b:2
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אֲמַר לֵיהּ: אִין, מוּכָן לְאָדָם — לָא הָוֵי מוּכָן לִכְלָבִים, דְּמַאי דַּחֲזֵי לֵיהּ לְאִינִישׁ לָא שָׁדֵי לֵיהּ לִכְלָבִים. מוּכָן לִכְלָבִים — הָוֵי מוּכָן לְאָדָם, דְּדַעְתֵּיהּ דְּאִינִישׁ אַכׇּל מִידֵּי דַּחֲזֵי לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**He said to him: Yes.** It is not surprising that something **prepared** and fit **for humans is not** considered fit and **prepared for dogs, as that which is fit for a person, one does not throw it to dogs,** and he has therefore removed that animal from his mind. However, something **that is prepared for dogs** is also considered fit and **prepared for humans, as a person’s mind is on anything fit to** be eaten by **him.** One does not completely remove from his mind even food meant for dogs, if it is kosher and edible. Consequently, one has in mind the possibility that he might eat the calf of a cow that is a *tereifa* once it is born, since at that point it will be kosher and edible.


###### Beitzah 6b:3
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תַּנְיָא כְּוָתֵיהּ דְּרַב, תַּנְיָא כְּוָתֵיהּ דִּשְׁמוּאֵל וְאִיתֵּימָא רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to the dispute itself, the Gemara comments: **It is taught** in a *baraita* **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rav; and it is taught** in another *baraita* **in accordance with** the opinion of **Shmuel, and some say** in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yoḥanan.**


###### Beitzah 6b:4
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תַּנְיָא כְּוָתֵיהּ דְּרַב: עֵגֶל שֶׁנּוֹלַד בְּיוֹם טוֹב — מוּתָּר, אֶפְרוֹחַ שֶׁנּוֹלַד בְּיוֹם טוֹב — אָסוּר, וּמָה הֶפְרֵשׁ בֵּין זֶה לָזֶה? זֶה מוּכָן אַגַּב אִמּוֹ בִּשְׁחִיטָה, וְזֶה אֵינוֹ מוּכָן אַגַּב אִמּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara elaborates: **It is taught** in a *baraita* **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rav: A calf born on a Festival is permitted; a chick born on a Festival is prohibited. And what is the difference between this** case **and that one? This one,** the calf, **is prepared on account of its mother by slaughter; and that one,** the chick, **is not prepared on account of its mother.**


###### Beitzah 6b:5
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תַּנְיָא כְּוָתֵיהּ דִּשְׁמוּאֵל וְאִיתֵּימָא רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: עֵגֶל שֶׁנּוֹלַד בְּיוֹם טוֹב — מוּתָּר, וְאֶפְרוֹחַ שֶׁנּוֹלַד בְּיוֹם טוֹב — מוּתָּר, מַאי טַעְמָא: זֶה מוּכָן אַגַּב אִמּוֹ, וְזֶה מַתִּיר עַצְמוֹ בִּשְׁחִיטָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara further explains: **It is taught** in a *baraita* **in accordance with** the opinion of **Shmuel, and some say** it is the opinion of **Rabbi Yoḥanan: A calf born on a Festival is permitted, and a chick born on a Festival is** likewise **permitted. What is the reason? This one,** the calf, **is prepared on account of its mother; and that one,** the chick, **is itself rendered permitted through slaughter.**


###### Beitzah 6b:6
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: אֶפְרוֹחַ שֶׁנּוֹלַד בְּיוֹם טוֹב — אָסוּר. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר: אַף בַּחוֹל אָסוּר, לְפִי שֶׁלֹּא נִתְפַּתְּחוּ עֵינָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: **A chick born on a Festival is prohibited. Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov says: Even on a weekday,** the chick **is prohibited** on the day it hatched **because its eyes have not** yet **opened.** A small chick of this kind is not yet considered a bird fit for consumption; rather, it is similar to a creeping animal.


###### Beitzah 6b:7
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כְּמַאן אָזְלָא הָא דְּתַנְיָא: ״לְכׇל הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל הָאָרֶץ״, לְרַבּוֹת אֶפְרוֹחִים שֶׁלֹּא נִתְפַּתְּחוּ עֵינֵיהֶם. כְּמַאן — כְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara comments: **In accordance with whose** opinion **is that which is taught:** The verse that states: **“Even all creeping animals that creep upon the earth,** you shall not eat them, for they are a detestable thing” (Leviticus 11:42) comes **to include** in the list of prohibited creeping animals even **chicks that have not** yet **opened their eyes. In accordance with whose** opinion is this *baraita*? It is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov.**


###### Beitzah 6b:8
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אָמַר רַב הוּנָא אָמַר רַב: בֵּיצָה, עִם יְצִיאָתָהּ נִגְמְרָה. מַאי ״עִם יְצִיאָתָהּ נִגְמְרָה״? אִילֵּימָא, עִם יְצִיאָתָהּ נִגְמְרָה וּמוּתֶּרֶת לְאׇכְלָה בְּחָלָב — הָא בִּמְעֵי אִמָּהּ אֲסוּרָה לְאׇכְלָה בְּחָלָב? וְהָתַנְיָא: הַשּׁוֹחֵט אֶת הַתַּרְנְגוֹלֶת וּמָצָא בָּהּ בֵּיצִים גְּמוּרוֹת — מוּתָּרוֹת לְאָכְלָן בְּחָלָב!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rav Huna said** that **Rav said: An egg is fully** formed **upon its emergence;** i.e., it is not considered an egg until it is laid. The Gemara inquires: **What is** the meaning of the statement: An egg **is fully formed upon its emergence?** To which issue is Rava referring? **If we say** he meant an egg **is fully formed** and called an egg only **upon its emergence, and** at this stage **it is permitted to eat it with milk,** this indicates that while an egg is still **inside its mother,** even if it is fully formed, it is considered meat and it is **prohibited to eat it with milk. But isn’t it taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **one who slaughters a chicken and finds fully** formed **eggs inside it, it is permitted to eat them with milk?**


###### Beitzah 6b:9
[Beitzah 6b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/6b:9)

אֶלָּא: עִם יְצִיאָתָהּ נִגְמְרָה — וּמוּתֶּרֶת לְאוֹכְלָהּ בְּיוֹם טוֹב. הָא בִּמְעֵי אִמָּהּ אֲסוּרָה לְאׇכְלָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב? וְהָא תַּנְיָא: הַשּׁוֹחֵט אֶת הַתַּרְנְגוֹלֶת וּמָצָא בָּהּ בֵּיצִים גְּמוּרוֹת — מוּתָּרוֹת לְאָכְלָן בְּיוֹם טוֹב!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** Rav’s statement should be explained as follows: An egg **is fully formed upon its emergence** in that it is **permitted to eat it on a Festival** only if the entire egg emerged on a weekday. The Gemara expresses surprise at this claim: This indicates that if an egg is found **inside its mother, it is prohibited to eat it on a Festival. But isn’t it taught:** With regard to **one who slaughters a chicken and finds fully** formed **eggs inside it, it is permitted to eat them on a Festival?**


###### Beitzah 6b:10
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וְכִי תֵּימָא: קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן בְּבָרַיְיתָא מַאי דְּלָא אַשְׁמְעִינַן בְּמַתְנִיתִין, הָא נָמֵי תְּנֵינָא: בֵּיצָה שֶׁנּוֹלְדָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים: תֵּאָכֵל, וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים: לֹא תֵּאָכֵל. וְעַד כָּאן לָא פְּלִיגִי בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וּבֵית הִלֵּל אֶלָּא בְּנוֹלְדָה, אֲבָל בִּמְעֵי אִמָּן — דִּבְרֵי הַכֹּל שַׁרְיָין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you say: The *baraita* teaches us that which the mishna did not** explicitly **teach us,** and Rav stated the *halakha* accordingly; however, **this we** already **learned** in the mishna here, as it says in the mishna: With regard to **an egg laid on a Festival, Beit Shammai say it may be eaten, and Beit Hillel say it may not be eaten. And Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel disagree only with regard to** an egg that was already **laid, but** concerning eggs **inside their mothers, all agree** that they **are permitted.**


###### Beitzah 6b:11
[Beitzah 6b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/6b:11)

וְכִי תֵּימָא בֵּית הִלֵּל אֲפִילּוּ בִּמְעֵי אִמָּן נָמֵי אָסְרִי, וְהַאי דְּקָתָנֵי ״נוֹלְדָה״ — לְהוֹדִיעֲךָ כֹּחָן דְּבֵית שַׁמַּאי דַּאֲפִילּוּ נוֹלְדָה נָמֵי שָׁרוּ, אֶלָּא הָא דְּתַנְיָא: הַשּׁוֹחֵט אֶת הַתַּרְנְגוֹלֶת וּמָצָא בָּהּ בֵּיצִים גְּמוּרוֹת — מוּתָּרוֹת לְאָכְלָן בְּיוֹם טוֹב, מַנִּי? לָא בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וְלָא בֵּית הִלֵּל!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you say** that the mishna should be explained in the opposite manner, as **Beit Hillel also prohibit** eggs **inside their mothers, and** the fact **that** the mishna **teaches: Laid,** is **to convey the far-reaching nature of** the opinion of **Beit Shammai,** that **they permit even** an egg that **was laid. However,** consider **that which is taught** in the aforementioned *baraita*: With regard to **one who slaughters a chicken and finds inside it fully formed eggs, it is permitted to eat them on a Festival.** In accordance with **whose** opinion is this *baraita*? It is the opinion **neither** of **Beit Shammai nor** of **Beit Hillel.**


###### Beitzah 6b:12
[Beitzah 6b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Beitzah/r/6b:12)

אֶלָּא: עִם יְצִיאָתָהּ, נִגְמְרָה — וּמְגַדֶּלֶת אֶפְרוֹחִים, בִּמְעֵי אִמָּהּ — אֵינָהּ מְגַדֶּלֶת אֶפְרוֹחִים. לְמַאי נָפְקָא מִינַּהּ? לְמִקָּח וּמִמְכָּר. כִּי הָהוּא דַּאֲמַר לְהוּ: בֵּיעֵי

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** Rav certainly did not prohibit an egg that has not yet been laid. Instead, his statement should be explained as follows: An egg **is fully formed upon its emergence, and it produces chicks,** i.e., an egg laid in the regular manner can be incubated and a chick will hatch from it. By contrast, an egg that remained **inside its mother cannot produce chicks.** The Gemara asks: **What is the practical** halakhic **difference** of this observation? The Gemara answers: It is relevant **for buying and selling.** In other words, the difference between the types of eggs has ramifications for terms of commerce. This is **like** that incident involving **a certain** individual **who** would **say to** the general public: **Eggs**