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ביצה שנולדה ביום טוב, בית שמאי אומרים: תאכל, ובית הלל אומרים: לא תאכל. בית שמאי אומרים: שאור בכזית וחמץ בככותבת, ובית הלל אומרים: זה וזה בכזית.
Mishnah: With regard to an egg that was laid on a Festival (Eduyyot 4:1), Beit Shammai say: It may be eaten even on that day, and Beit Hillel say: It may not be eaten, as the Talmud will explain at length. Apropos this exceptional case, in which Beit Shammai are lenient and Beit Hillel are strict, the Mishnah cites additional halakhot of the Festivals in which this unusual phenomenon occurs (Yoma 79b). Beit Shammai say: Leaven, i.e., dough that has leavened to such an extent that it is no longer used as food but as a leavening agent for other dough, is prohibited on Passover in the measure of an olive-bulk. However, the measure for edible leavened bread is greater, that of a large date-bulk. And Beit Hillel say: For both this and that, the measure is that of an olive-bulk.
השוחט חיה ועוף ביום טוב, בית שמאי אומרים: יחפור בדקר ויכסה, ובית הלל אומרים: לא ישחוט אלא אם כן היה לו עפר מוכן מבעוד יום. ומודים שאם שחט, שיחפור בדקר ויכסה — שאפר כירה מוכן הוא.
Furthermore, with regard to one who slaughters an undomesticated animal or a bird on a Festival (Eduyyot 4:2), in which case there is a mitzva from the Torah to cover the blood after slaughtering (Leviticus 17:13), Beit Shammai say: He digs earth with a shovel and covers the blood with that earth ab initio. And Beit Hillel say: He may not slaughter ab initio, unless he had earth prepared for that purpose while it was still day. But even Beit Hillel concede that if one already slaughtered the animal or the bird, then he should dig with a shovel and cover the blood. Additionally, they agree that the ashes of a stove are considered prepared for the use of covering blood, as will be explained by the Talmud.