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כדאמרי אינשי, ואי בעי אפילו טובא נמי מפנין. ומאי ״אבל לא את האוצר״ — שלא יגמור כולו, דילמא אתי לאשוויי גומות. אבל אתחולי מתחיל. ומני — רבי שמעון היא, דלית ליה מוקצה.
as people who are not so precise in their formulation say: 4 or 5. And if one so desires, he may clear even more. And what then is the meaning of: However, one may not move these items to create space in the storeroom? It means that one may not finish moving the baskets out of the entire storeroom, lest he come to level the floor by filling the holes. However, one may begin removing baskets from the storeroom. And whose opinion is cited in this Mishnah? It is the opinion of R' Shimon, who is not of the opinion that there is a prohibition of set-aside.
תנו רבנן: אין מתחילין באוצר תחילה, אבל עושה בו שביל כדי שיכנס ויצא. עושה בו שביל?! והא אמרת אין מתחילין! הכי קאמר: עושה בו שביל ברגליו בכניסתו וביציאתו.
A baraita states: One may not use the storeroom for the first time. If one has never taken supplies from this storeroom, he may not begin moving baskets from it. However, he makes a path in it, so that he will be able to enter and exit. The Talmud asks: He makes a path in it? Did you not say: One may not use the storeroom for the first time? The Talmud answers that the baraita is saying as follows: He makes a path in it by moving baskets with his feet, as he enters the storehouse and as he exits. He may not move the basket with his hand.
תנו רבנן: תבואה צבורה, בזמן שהתחיל בה מערב שבת — מותר להסתפק ממנה בשבת, ואם לאו — אסור להסתפק ממנה בשבת, דברי רבי שמעון. רבי אחא מתיר: כלפי לייא! אלא אימא: דברי רבי אחא, ורבי שמעון מתיר.
A baraita states: With regard to piled grain, if one had started to take grain from the pile on Friday, it is permitted to satisfy his needs from it on Shabbat, and if not, it is prohibited to satisfy his needs from it on Shabbat; this is the statement of R' Shimon. R' Aḥa permits doing so in any case. The Talmud raises a difficulty: On the contrary; it is R' Shimon who is lenient with regard to the halakhot of set-aside. Rather, emend the baraita and say: This is the statement of R' Aḥa. R' Shimon permits doing so in any case.