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השירים והנזמים והטבעות, הרי הן ככל הכלים הנטלים בחצר. ואמר עולא: מה טעם? הואיל ואיכא תורת כלי עליהן. הכא נמי הואיל ואיכא תורת כלי עליהן. אמר רב נחמן בר יצחק: בריך רחמנא דלא כספיה רבא לרב אויא.
bracelets, nose-rings and rings, although it is prohibited to go out into the public domain wearing them on Shabbat, they are like all the vessels that may be moved in the courtyard; in the private domain, one may move them and they are not set-aside. And Ulla said: What is the reason that it is permitted to move nose-rings in the yard? It is because the status of a vessel applies to it. Apparently, vessel status is sufficient to permit moving it on Shabbat. Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: Thank God that Rava did not embarrass Rav Avya and Rav Avya managed to successfully answer Rava’s questions.
רמי ליה אביי לרבה. תניא: מותר השמן שבנר ושבקערה — אסור, ורבי שמעון מתיר. אלמא לרבי שמעון לית ליה מוקצה. ורמינהו, רבי שמעון אומר: כל שאין מומו ניכר מערב יום טוב — אין זה מן המוכן!
Abaye raised a contradiction before Rabba citing two sources with regard to set-aside on Shabbat. It was taught in a baraita: With regard to the remaining oil that is in an oil lamp and in a bowl in which a wick was lit, it is prohibited to use it on Shabbat and R' Shimon permits using it. Apparently, R' Shimon is not of the opinion that there is a prohibition of set-aside. And a contradiction is raised from a parallel source, in which the rabbis discussed the halakha of the firstborn of a kosher animal that developed a blemish on a Festival. The firstborn must be examined to determine whether or not that type of blemish disqualifies the animal from being sacrificed as an offering. If it is disqualified, it may be redeemed, slaughtered, and eaten as non-sacred meat on the Festival. R' Shimon says: Any firstborn animal whose blemish is not perceptible before the Festival is not among the animals prepared prior to the Festival for use on the Festival, and it is prohibited to slaughter it. Apparently, an item not prepared in advance has set-aside status according to R' Shimon.