d many works on
many Sabbaths, is responsible for every principal work.(120) Everyone who
has done many works, springing from one principal work, is only
responsible for one sin-offering."

2. The principal works are forty, less one--sowing, ploughing, reaping,
binding sheaves, threshing, winnowing, sifting, grinding, riddling,
kneading, baking, shearing wool, whitening, carding, dyeing, spinning,
warping, making two spools, weaving two threads, taking out two threads,
twisting, loosing, sewing two stitches, tearing thread for two sewings,
hunting the gazelle, slaughtering, skinning, salting, curing its skin,
tanning, cutting up, writing two letters, erasing to write two letters,
building, demolishing, quenching, kindling, hammering, carrying from
private to public property. Lo, these are principal works--forty, less one.

3. And another rule the Sages laid down: "All that is worthy of
reservation, and they reserve its like--if they carry it out on the
Sabbath, they are responsible for a sin-offering; and everything which is
not worthy of reservation, and they do not reserve its like--if they carry
it out on the Sabbath, none is responsible but the reserver."

4. Whoever brings out straw--a heifer's mouthful; hay--a camel's mouthful;
chaff--a lamb's mouthful; herbs--a kid's mouthful; garlic leaves and onion
leaves--if fresh, the size of a dried fig--if dry, a kid's mouthful; but
they must not add one with the other, for they are not equal in their
measures. Whoever carries out food the size of a dried fig, is guilty of
death. And victuals, they may add one to another as they are equal in
their measures, excepting their peels and their kernels, and their stalks
and the fine and coarse bran. Rabbi Judah says, "excepting the peels of
lentils, as they may cook them with them."

Chapter VIII

1. One may bring out wine sufficient for the cup,(121) milk sufficient for
a gulp, honey sufficient for a bruise, oil sufficient to anoint a small
member, water sufficient to moisten the eye-salve, and the rest of all
beverages a quarter of a log, and whatever can be poured out(122) a
quarter of a log. Rabbi Simeon says, "all of them by the quarter log." And
they did not mention these measures save for those who reserve them.

2. "Whoever brings out cord sufficient to make an ear for a tub, bulrush
sufficient to hang the sieve and the riddle?" Rabbi Judah said,
"sufficient to take from it the measure of a child's shoe; paper