גומרה בארבעה עשר, אימתי? בזמן שהתחיל בה קודם ארבעה עשר, אבל לא התחיל בה קודם ארבעה עשר — לא יתחיל בה בארבעה עשר, אפילו צילצול קטן, אפילו שבכה קטנה. לצורך המועד — אין, שלא לצורך המועד — לא. הוא הדין דאפילו שלא לצורך נמי גמרינן, והא קא משמע לן דאפילו לצורך המועד, מיגמר — אין, אתחולי — לא.
one completes it on the 14th. When is that the case? It is when he initiated the labor prior to the 14th. However, if he did not initiate the labor prior to the 14th, he should not initiate it on the 14th, even if it is only manufacturing a small belt or even a small hairnet. The Talmud analyzes this: When it is for the purpose of the Festival, yes, one may complete this labor. However, when it is not for the purpose of the Festival, no, one may not complete it, in accordance with the third possibility above. The Talmud rejects this analysis: Actually, the same is true; we may also complete the task even when it is not for the purpose of the Festival. And this comes to teach us that even when it is for the purpose of the Festival, completing a labor, yes, one may do so, but initiating a labor, no, one may not, in accordance with the third aforementioned possibility.