An egg that was laid on Yom Tov: Others said in the name of Rabbi Eliezer [that] both it and its mother may be eaten [on Yom Tov]. A calf that was born on Yom Tov: It is permitted to slaughter it on Yom Tov because it renders itself permitted. A chick that hatches on Yom Tov: It is permitted to slaughter it on Yom Tov because it renders itself permitted.

One who slaughters a chicken [on Yom Tov] and found fully developed eggs inside of it -- behold, they are permitted.

An egg where most of it has come out on the eve of Yom Tov -- even though it was fully out on Yom Tov, it is permitted [to eat on Yom Tov]. [If] it was laid on Shabbat, it may be eaten on Yom Tov. [If] it was laid on Yom Tov, it may be eaten on Shabbat. Rabbi Yehuda says in the name of Rabbi Eliezer, Still there are arguments in that regard; just as it is prohibited to eat [the egg], so too it is prohibited to handle it. Just as [where there is] a doubt [whether or not] it is prohibited, so too [something] that has a doubt [of whether or not] it was "prepared" [before Yom Tov] is prohibited [on Yom Tov]. [If this egg] were to be mixed with even one hundred, all [the eggs] would be prohibited.

Beit Shammai say, [the prohibited measure for] sourdough is the equivalent of an olive's-bulk, and [for] leaven is the equivalent of a date with its pit. Beit Hillel say, [the prohibited measure for] this one and that one is the equivalent of an olive's-bulk.

What is "sourdough" (se'or)? That which leavens other [foods]. "Leaven" (chametz) is that which becomes leavened through the agency of others. From what time is it called "sourdough"? From when it is no longer fit to feed to a dog. Ashes that were kindled on Yom Tov: One may not cover up [the blood of a wild animal with it] on Yom Tov, for they were not set aside for [that specific] use. [If] he had ash inside his house to plaster the roof with it, [or] lime to whitewash his house with it, he may not cover up [blood] with it. Rabbi Yosei says, [as to] a k'vi*, they may not slaughter it on Yom Tov because it is in doubt, and if they slaughtered it, they may not cover up its blood.

Said Rabbi Yosei, just as a circumcision in which [the eighth day] is known with certainty overrides Shabbat, but does not [even] override Yom Tov when it is in doubt; then, as to covering up the blood, in which certainty (i.e., that it is certainly the blood of a wild animal) does not override Shabbat, does not logic dictate that where there is a doubt, that it should not override Yom Tov?

They said to him, shofars that are [blown] in the outlying areas will prove it, for when it is a certain [obligation] it does not override Shabbat, but when there is a doubt it [nonetheless] overrides Yom Tov. This proves that with regards to covering the blood, that even though its certain obligation does not override Shabbat, when there is a doubt, it does override Yom Tov. Rabbi Elazar, the son of Rabbi Elazar HaKappar (i.e., Bar Kappara) responded: Given that with circumcision where its doubtful status does not override Yom Tov, and its certain status does not override the evening before Yom Tov, would you not say that with regards to covering the blood, in which its certain status overrides the evening before Yom Tov, logic dictates that its doubtful status overrides Yom Tov? Said Rabbi Abba*, this is one of the things that Rabbi Chiyya said, "I have no response," and Rabbi Elazar gave a response.

Said Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar, Beit Shammai agree with with Beit Hillel that [people] may transport a ladder from dovecote to dovecote. About what do they disagree? About whether they can return it, for Beit Shammai forbids it and Beit Hillel permits it. Rabbi Yehuda says, Azariah says, they may carry a ladder. In what case does this apply? In regards to a a ladder of a dovecote, but regarding that of an attic, it is forbidden to carry, even within the attic [itself]. Rabbi Dosa says, they may tilt it from one window to another window (i.e., without moving its legs). Others say in the name of Rabbi Dosa, they may even shift [its legs].

Rabbi Shimon says, Beit Shammai say, a person may not carry a young pigeon unless he tied it [the previous day to designate it for slaughter]. Beit Hillel say, unless he shook it [the previous day], and one who tied it or shook it in a pit, in a ditch, or in a cave -- it is permitted, and in a tree -- it is forbidden. One who ties it or shakes it in any [other place] -- it is forbidden on account of robbery.

[If before Yom Tov] he set aside [birds for slaughter] inside the nest, and [on Yom Tov] found [them] in front of the nest, they are forbidden. At the entrance, they are permitted. Said Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar, Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel agree that if [before Yom Tov] he set them aside inside the nest, and [on Yom Tov] found [them] in front of nest, that they are forbidden. In what case does this apply? In regards to doves of a dovecote and doves of an attic, and birds that build their nests in t'fichim* or in a well, but ducks and chickens and Herodian doves need not be set aside [before Yom Tov] because they are [all considered to be] under the domain of human beings. But a beast that built its lair in an orchard does need to be set aside because it is not under the domain of human beings.

Said Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar, Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel agree that [people] may remove the straps of their sandals on Yom Tov. About what did they disagree? About reattaching them, for Beit Shammai forbid it, and Beit Hillel permit it. They agree that if one had carved [meat] on top of a large pestle, that it is forbidden for him to carry [the pestle on Yom Tov]. They agree that they may may not salt animal hides on Yom Tov, but they may salt [meat] for roasting on the hides.

Said Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel, Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel agree that [people] may carry full vessels for their needs [during Yom Tov], and empty ones to fill. About what did they disagree? About empty ones that are not for their needs [during Yom Tov], for Beit Shammai forbid it and Beit Hillel permit it. A person may go out with his key that is [on a ring] around his finger in the public domain, and he need not be concerned. A door with hinges: They may open it and lock it on Shabbat and, needless to say, on Yom Tov. [If] the hinges broke, they may not open or lock it on Yom Tov and, needless to say, on Shabbat.

Said Rabbi Yehuda, Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel agree that [people] may transport the priestly gifts (e.g., the foreleg, cheeks, and maw) that they separated on Yom Tov with the priestly gifts that they separated from the evening before Yom Tov. About what did they disagree? About the priestly gifts that they separated from the evening before Yom Tov on their own behalf, for Beit Shammai forbid it and Beit Hillel permit it. Beit Shammai said, "There is a g'zeirah shava (verbal analogy) between challah and priestly gifts. A priestly gift is for the priest and terumah is a gift for the priest. Just as terumah may not be transported, so too, the priestly gifts may not be transported." Beit Hillel said to them, "No. If you are speaking of terumah, which one does not have the right to separate [on Yom Tov], what would you say regarding priestly gifts, which one does have the right to separate [on Yom Tov]?" Rabbi Yosei relates [a different version of this exchange]: Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel agree that they may transport the priestly gifts on Yom Tov. About what did they disagree? About terumah, for Beit Shammai say, they may not transport, and Beit Hillel say, they are permitted. Beit Hillel said, "There is a g'zeirah shava between challah and priestly gifts. Priestly gifts are for the priest and terumah is a gift for the priest. Just as they may transport the priestly gifts, so too may they transport terumah." Beit Shammai said to them, "No. If you are speaking of priestly gifts, which one has the right to separate [on Yom Tov], what would you say regarding terumah, which one does not have the right to separate [on Yom Tov]?" Others say, "Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel agree that they may not transport terumah to a priest on Yom Tov. About what did they disagree? About the priestly gifts, that Beit Shammai forbid, and Beit Hillel permit.

One who kneads dough on Yom Tov, whether impure or pure, it is permitted to carry it and permitted to separate challah from it. One who kneaded from the evening before Yom Tov and forgot to separate [challah]: It is forbidden to carry and forbidden to separate challah from it [on Yom Tov].

Said Rabbi Meir, Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel agree that spices may be crushed in a wooden mortar, and salt is among them. About what did they disagree? About salt by itself, for Beit Shammai say, [salt may be ground] in a small cruse or with a wooden pot ladle for roasting, and Beit Hillel say, with any [utensil], and as for pepper, behold, it is like [other] spices. Beit Shammai say, they may transport spices and pestle to a mortar, but not a mortar to them, and Beit Hillel say, they may transport this one to that one, and that one to this one, and need not be concerned.

Beit Shammai say, they may transport a knife and a butcher to an animal [to be slaughtered], but not an animal to him, and Beit Hillel say, they may transport this one to that one, and that one to this one, and need not be concerned. They may not prepare barley-groats and they may not crush them with a mortar on Yom Tov, and they may not crush salt with a wooden pestle, but one may crush it with the handle of a knife or with a wooden pot ladle, and he need not be concerned. One may not mash fig-cakes or dry figs or carobs before elders (i.e., who have difficulty chewing them otherwise) on Shabbat, but one may pound them with the handle of a knife or with a wooden pot ladle, and he need not be concerned. One who husks kernels of grain from Erev Shabbat may winnow [the chaff] from hand to hand (i.e., a little bit at a time) and eat it, but not with a basket nor with a large vessel. One who husks kernels of grain from Erev Yom Tov may winnow [the chaff] with a basket or with a large vessel, but not with a board and not with a sieve and not with a sifting basket, like the way that he does it on a weekday.

One who separates legumes on Yom Tov: Rabbi Yehuda says, Beit Shammai say, if there were more pebbles than food, he may separate the food and leave the pebbles, and Beit Hillel say, he may separate whichever of them he desires. Said Rabbi Elazar b'Rabbi Tzadok, those of the house of Rabban Gamaliel would fill a pitcher with lentils, pour water on them, and the pebbles would sink to the bottom and the food (i.e., the lentils) would rise to the top.

Rabbi Yosei says, they may transport a black shoe but not a white one, because that requires an expert. Rabbi Shimon says, they may send wheat because it may be eaten as a dish, beans because they are [considered] food for the residents of Lod, and barley because it is fit for cattle.