1A chick that is hatched on a holiday is forbidden to be handled, because it is muktzeh.1 A different rule applies, however, when a calf is born on a holiday: If its mother was designated to be eaten, the calf is also permitted,2 for it is considered to be designated, because of its mother. If its mother had been slaughtered on a holiday, the calf in her womb would also have been permitted to be eaten on the holiday, even though it had not been born.3אאֶפְרוֹחַ שֶׁנֹלַּד בְּיוֹם טוֹב - אָסוּר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מֻקְצֶה. וְעֵגֶל שֶׁנֹלַּד בְּיוֹם טוֹב - אִם הָיְתָה אִמּוֹ עוֹמֶדֶת לַאֲכִילָה, מֻתָּר; מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מוּכָן עַל גַּב אִמּוֹ, וְאִלּוּ שָׁחַט אִמּוֹ - הָיָה זֶה שֶׁבְּמֵעֶיהָ מֻתָּר בְּיוֹם טוֹב, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא נֹלַּד.
2When animals graze beyond the 2000-cubit limits granted to a city, but return and spend the night inside the city, they may be designated for our use on the holiday. We may take these animals and slaughter them on a holiday. When, by contrast, they both graze and spend the night4 beyond the 2000-cubit limits granted to a city, we may not slaughter them on a holiday if they come to the city on that day. They are muktzeh, and the attention of the inhabitants of the city is not focused on them.בבְּהֵמוֹת שֶׁיּוֹצְאוֹת וְרוֹעוֹת חוּץ לַתְּחוּם וּבָאוֹת וְלָנוֹת בְּתוֹךְ הַתְּחוּם - הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מוּכָנִין, וְלוֹקְחִין מֵהֶן וְשׁוֹחֲטִין אוֹתָן בְּיוֹם טוֹב. אֲבָל הָרוֹעוֹת וְלָנוֹת חוּץ לַתְּחוּם - אִם בָּאוּ בְּיוֹם טוֹב, אֵין שׁוֹחֲטִין אוֹתָן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵן מֻקְצֶה, וְאֵין דַּעַת אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר עֲלֵיהֶם.
3Similarly, when a consecrated animal5 became blemished on a holiday, since one did not intend to eat the animal on the previous day, it may not be slaughtered on a holiday. For this reason, it is forbidden to inspect the blemishes of a consecrated animal on a holiday.6 This is a decree, instituted lest the sage consider the blemish permanent and hence permit the animal to be used for mundane purposes, and its owner will slaughter it immediately.גוְכֵן בֶּהֱמַת קֳדָשִׁים שֶׁנוֹלַּד בָּהּ מוּם בְּיוֹם טוֹב - הוֹאִיל וְלֹא הָיְתָה דַּעְתּוֹ עָלֶיהָ מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, אָסוּר לְשָׁחַטָהּ בְּיוֹם טוֹב. לְפִיכָךְ אָסוּר לִרְאוֹת מוּמֵי קֳדָשִׁים בְּיוֹם טוֹב, גְּזֵרָה שֶׁמָּא יַתִּירֵם הֶחָכָם בְּמוּמָן, וְיָבוֹא זֶה לִשְׁחֹט בּוֹ בַּיּוֹם.
When, however, a sage has inspected a blemish on the day prior to the holiday, he may render a decision on the holiday, permitting or forbidding its use.אֲבָל רוֹאֶה הוּא הַמּוּם מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, וּלְמָחָר מַתִּיר אוֹ אוֹסֵר.
4When on the day of a holiday a firstborn animal is born with a blemish, it is considered as if it were prepared to be slaughtered.7 Nevertheless, the blemish may not be inspected on the holiday.8 If, however, one transgressed and had the blemish checked, and the sage ruled that the animal is permitted to be slaughtered, one is permitted to slaughter it and partake of its meat. When a firstborn animal falls into a cistern on a holiday, one should give it the necessary nourishment while in the cistern. One is not allowed to pull it out, because it is not fit to be slaughtered on the holiday.9דבְּכוֹר שֶׁנֹלַּד וּמוּמוֹ עִמּוֹ - הֲרֵי זֶה מוּכָן, וְאֵין מְבַקְּרִים אוֹתוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב; וְאִם עָבַר וְרָאָה מוּמוֹ וּבִקְּרוֹ וְהִתִּירוֹ, הֲרֵי זֶה שׁוֹחֵט וְאוֹכֵל. בְּכוֹר שֶׁנָּפַל לְבוֹר, עוֹשֶׂה לוֹ פַּרְנָסָה בִּמְקוֹמוֹ שֶׁהֲרֵי אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְהַעֲלוֹתוֹ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לִשְׁחִיטָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב.

Mishneh Torah (Moznaim)

Featuring a modern English translation and a commentary that presents a digest of the centuries of Torah scholarship which have been devoted to the study of the Mishneh Torah by Maimonides.

The following rules apply when a cow and its calf both fall into a cistern on a holiday:10 We may take one out with the intent of slaughtering it, and then refrain from slaughtering it. One may then act with guile, and take the other out with the intent of slaughtering it, and then slaughter either of them that one desires.11 We are permitted to act with guile, because of the suffering the animal endures.12"אֹתוֹ וְאֶת בְּנוֹ" שֶׁנָּפְלוּ לְבוֹר מַעֲלֶה אֶת הָרִאשׁוֹן עַל מְנָת לְשָׁחַטוֹ וְאֵינוֹ שׁוֹחֲטוֹ, וּמַעֲרִים וּמַעֲלֶה אֶת הַשֵּׁנִי עַל מְנָת לְשָׁחֲטוֹ, וְשׁוֹחֵט אֶת אֵיזֶה מֵהֶן שֶׁיִּרְצֶה; מִשּׁוּם צַעַר בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים הִתִּירוּ לְהַעֲרִים.
An unconsecrated animal that fell from a roof and stood for an entire day13 requires inspection before we are allowed to partake of it.14 Nevertheless, it may be slaughtered on a holiday and then inspected, for the possibility exists that it is kosher, and then its meat could be eaten.בֶּהֱמַת חֻלִּין שֶׁנָּפְלָה מִן הַגָּג, וַהֲרֵי הִיא צְרִיכָה בְּדִיקָה - שׁוֹחֲטִין אוֹתָהּ בְּיוֹם טוֹב, וְתִבָּדֵק, אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁתִּמָּצֵא כְּשֵׁרָה וְתֵאָכֵל.
5All ducks, chickens, and doves kept in one’s home are considered to be prepared to be slaughtered, and need not be designated. Doves kept in a dovecote, wild doves that nest in one’s loft, and other fowl that nest in basins,15 on buildings, or in orchards, are considered muktzeh.16האַוָזִין וְתַרְנְגוֹלִין וְיוֹנִים שֶׁבַּבַּיִת - הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מוּכָנִין, וְאֵינָן צְרִיכִין זִמּוּן. אֲבָל יוֹנֵי שׁוֹבָךְ וְיוֹנֵי עֲלִיָּה וְצִפֳּרִים שֶׁקִּנְּנוּ בַּטְּפִיחִין אוֹ בַּבִּירָה - הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מֻקְצֶה.
To slaughter them on a holiday, it is necessary on the previous day to designate them and say, “I will take these and these.” There is no need actually to shake the nest or the doves.וְצָרִיךְ לְזַמֵן מִבָּעֶרֶב וְלוֹמַר 'אֵלּוּ וְאֵלּוּ אֲנִי נוֹטֵל'; וְאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְנַעְנֵע.
6The following rules apply when one designated both black and white doves, and on the following day found the white doves in the place of the black ones and the black ones in the place of the white ones. It is forbidden to take them, because it is possible that the doves that were designated flew away and these are others. Therefore, we follow the principle: Whenever there is a doubt whether doves have been designated or not, they are forbidden.17 If he designated two and found three, they are all forbidden.18 If he designated three and found two, they are permitted. If he designated doves inside the nest, but found them in front of the nest, he is permitted to take them, provided that these were the only doves in the nest, and they are unable to fly. Although there is another nest within fifty cubits19 at a diagonal, these doves are permitted, for doves that waddle, waddle only in a straight line to their nests.וזִמֵּן שְׁחוֹרִים וּלְבָנִים, וּמָצָא שְׁחוֹרִים בִּמְקוֹם לְבָנִים וּלְבָנִים בִּמְקוֹם שְׁחוֹרִים - הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ אֲסוּרִים; שֶׁאֲנִי אוֹמֵר שֶׁמָּא אוֹתָן שֶׁזִּמֵּן פָּרְחוּ לָהֶן, וְאֵלּוּ אֲחֵרִים הֵן. וְכָל סָפֵק מוּכָן, אָסוּר. זִמֵן שְׁנַיִם וּמָצָא שְׁלוֹשָׁה, הַכֹּל אָסוּר; שְׁלוֹשָׁה וּמָצָא שְׁנַיִם, מֻתָּרִין. זִמֵּן בְּתוֹךְ הַקֵּן, וּמָצָא לִפְנֵי הַקֵּן, אִם אֵין שָׁם קֵן אֶלָא הֵן וְאֵינָן יְכוֹלִין לִפְרֹחַ, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ שָׁם קֵן אַחֵר בְּקֶרֶן זָוִית בְּתוֹךְ חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה - הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מֻתָּרִין, שֶׁאֵין הַמְּדַדֶּה מְדַדֶּה אֶלָא כְּנֶגֶד קִנּוֹ בְּשָׁוֶה.
7The following rules apply to fish in large ponds,20 beasts and fowl in large pens, and any other beast that has to be snared to the point where it is necessary to say, “Bring a net so that we can snare it”: Such a living creature is considered muktzeh and may not be snared on a holiday.21 If it is snared, it may not be eaten. By contrast, every living creature that can be snared without a net is considered to be designated. It may be snared on a holiday and we may partake of it.זדָּגִים שֶׁבְּבֵיבָרִין גְּדוֹלִים, וְכֵן חַיָּה וָעוֹף שֶׁבְּבֵיבָרִין גְּדוֹלִים - כָּל שֶׁהוּא מְחֻסַּר צִידָה, עַד שֶׁאוֹמְרִים הָבֵא מְצוּדָה וּנְצוּדֶנּוּ - הֲרֵי זֶה מֻקְצֶה, וְאֵין צָדִין אוֹתָן בְּיוֹם טוֹב; וְאִם צָד, לֹא יֵאָכֵלוּ. וְכָל שֶׁאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ מְצוּדָה - הֲרֵי זֶה מוּכָן, וְצָדִין אוֹתוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב וְאוֹכְלִין אוֹתוֹ.
Similarly, when a wild beast establishes its home in an orchard near a city,22 its small offspring that do not require effort to capture need not be designated, because one has in mind to take them for food for the holiday.וְכֵן חַיָּה שֶׁקִּנְּנָה בַּפַּרְדֵּס הַסָּמוּךְ לָעִיר - יְלָדֶיהָ כְּשֶׁהֵן קְטַנִּים שְׁאֵינָן צְרִיכִין צִידָה אֵין צְרִיכִים זִמּוּן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁדַּעְתּוֹ עֲלֵיהֶן.
8Although on the day before a holiday a hunter set snares for a beast, fowl, or for fish, on the holiday itself he should not take the living creatures that were captured unless he knows that they were captured before the holiday.23חמְצוּדוֹת חַיָּה וְעוֹפוֹת וְדָגִים שֶׁפְּרָסָן מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב - לֹא יִטֹּל מֵהֶן בְּיוֹם טוֹב, אֶלָא אִם כֵּן יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁנִּצּוֹדוּ מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב.
When a person makes a dam in a water conduit24 on the day before the holiday, and gets up early the next morning and finds fish there, they are permitted. They were already trapped before the commencement of the holiday. Hence, they are considered to be designated to be eaten.הַסּוֹכֵר אַמַּת הַמַּיִם מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, וּלְמָחָר הִשְׁכִּים וּמָצָא בָּהּ דָּגִים - הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מֻתָּרִין, שֶׁכְּבָר נִצּוֹדוּ מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, וַהֲרֵי הֵן מוּכָנִין.
9When a closed building was filled with produce that had been designated for use and was opened by natural forces on a holiday, one is permitted to take produce from the opening.25טבַּיִת שֶׁהוּא מָלֵא פֵּרוֹת מוּכָנִין וְנִפְחַת, נוֹטֵל מִמְּקוֹם הַפְּחָת.
A person who stands and surveys fruit set out to dry on the day prior to a holiday26 in the Sabbatical year,27 when all the produce is ownerless, must make a mark and say, “I will take the produce from here to here.” If he did not make a mark,28 he may not take the produce.הָעוֹמֵד עַל הַמֻּקְצֶה מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב בַּשָּׁנָה שְׁבִיעִית, שֶׁכָּל הַפֵּרוֹת הֶפְקֵר - צָרִיךְ שֶׁיִּרְשֹׁם וְיֹאמַר 'מִכָּאן וְעַד כָּאן אֲנִי נוֹטֵל'; וְאִם לֹא רָשַׁם, לֹא יִטֹּל.
10The following rules apply when a gentile brings a present29 of food for a Jew on a holiday: If some of the type of produce that he brings is still attached to the ground30 in the fields, or if he brought an animal, fowl, or fish that could possibly have been snared on the day of the holiday, they are forbidden31 until the evening.32 Moreover, one must wait enough time for it to have been possible to perform the forbidden activity after the conclusion of the holiday.33 Even if the gentile brings a myrtle or the like, one should not smell its fragrance until the evening, after waiting the time necessary to pick it.יכּוּתִי שֶׁהֵבִיא תְּשׁוּרָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיוֹם טוֹב: אִם יֵשׁ מֵאוֹתוֹ הַמִּין בַּמְּחֻבָּר לַקַּרְקָע, אוֹ שֶׁהֵבִיא חַיָּה אוֹ עוֹפוֹת אוֹ דָּגִים שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לְצוּדָן בּוֹ בַּיּוֹם - הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ אֲסוּרִין עַד לָעֶרֶב, וְיַמְתִּין בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיֵּעָשׂוּ; אֲפִלּוּ הֲדָס וְכַיּוֹצֵא בּוֹ - אֵינוֹ מֵרִיחַ בּוֹ לָעֶרֶב, עַד שֶׁיַּמְתִּין בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיֵּעָשׂוּ.
If none of the type of produce that he brings remains attached to the ground, or it is clear from the form of the produce that it was picked on the previous day, or it is clear from the form of the fish or the animal that they were caught on the previous day, they are permitted, provided they were brought from within the city’s 2000-cubit limit. If they were brought from outside the city’s 2000-cubit limit, they are forbidden. Food that was brought from outside the city’s 2000-cubit limit for one Jew is permitted to be eaten by another.34וְאִם אֵין מֵאוֹתוֹ הַמִּין בַּמְּחֻבָּר לַקַּרְקָע, אוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה צוּרָתוֹ מוֹכַחַת עָלָיו שֶׁמֵּאֶתְמוֹל נֶעְקַר אוֹ נִצּוֹד: אִם הֱבִיאוֹ מִתּוֹךְ הַתְּחוּם, מֻתָּר; וְאִם הֱבִיאוֹ מִחוּץ לַתְּחוּם, הֲרֵי זֶה אָסוּר לוֹ. וְהַבָּא בִּשְׁבִיל יִשְׂרָאֵל זֶה מִחוּץ לַתְּחוּם, מֻתָּר לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֵר.
11When branches fall from a palm tree on a holiday, it is forbidden to use them as firewood, because of the prohibition of nolad. If, however, they fell directly into an oven, one may add a larger quantity of wood prepared for kindling, and may kindle them.35 One may not begin taking from a pile of straw or a storage pile of wood36 on a holiday unless one prepared to do so on the previous day, for they are muktzeh. If the straw is mixed with thorns it is permitted, for its only possible use is for kindling.יאעֵצִים שֶׁנָּשְׁרוּ מִן הַדֶּקֶל בְּיוֹם טוֹב - אָסוּר לְהַסִּיקָן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵן נוֹלָד. וְאִם נָשְׁרוּ לְתוֹךְ הַתַּנּוּר, מַרְבֶּה עֲלֵיהֶן עֵצִים מוּכָנִין וּמַסִּיקָן. עֲרֵמַת הַתֶּבֶן וְאוֹצָר שֶׁל עֵצִים - אֵין מַתְחִילִין בָּהֶן בְּיוֹם טוֹב אֶלָא אִם כֵּן הֵכִין מִבָּעֶרֶב, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵן מֻקְצֶה; וְאִם הָיָה הַתֶּבֶן מְעֹרָב בַּקּוֹצִים, שֶׁהֲרֵי אֵינוֹ רָאוּי אֶלָא לָאֵשׁ - הֲרֵי זֶה מוּכָן.
12It is forbidden to chop wood that had been placed in a pile of beams, for it is muktzeh.37 Nor may one chop wood from a beam that broke on a holiday, because it is nolad.38 Similarly, utensils that broke on a holiday may not be used for kindling,39 because they are nolad.40יבאֵין מְבַקְּעִין עֵצִים מִסְוָאר שֶׁל קוֹרוֹת, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵן מֻקְצֶה. וְלֹא מִן הַקּוֹרָה שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא נוֹלָד. וְכֵן כֵּלִים שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרוּ בְּיוֹם טוֹב - אֵין מַסִּיקִין בָּהֶן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵן נוֹלָד.
However, one may use utensils that are intact41 or utensils that were broken before the commencement of a holiday for kindling, for they were prepared to be used for purposes other than that for which they were originally suitable before the holiday. Similarly, when nuts or almonds were eaten before the commencement of a holiday, their shells may be used for kindling on the holiday. If, however, they were eaten on the holiday, their shells may not be used for kindling.42אֲבָל מַסִּיקִין בְּכֵלִים שְׁלֵמִים אוֹ בְּכֵלִים שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרוּ מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, שֶׁהֲרֵי הוּכְנוּ לִמְלָאכָה אַחֶרֶת מִבָּעֶרֶב. כַּיּוֹצֵא בּוֹ, אֱגוֹזִים וּשְׁקֵדִים שֶׁאֲכָלָן מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, מַסִּיקִין בִּקְלִפֵּיהֶן בְּיוֹם טוֹב; וְאִם אֲכָלָן בְּיוֹם טוֹב, אֵין מַסִּיקִין בִּקְלִפֵּיהֶן.
There are, however, versions of the Talmud that read: If they were eaten before nightfall, we may not use their shells for kindling, because they have become muktzeh.43 If, by contrast, they were eaten on the holiday, they may be used for kindling, because they are considered to be designated for use, because of the food they contained.44וְיֵשׁ נֻסְחָאוֹת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶן: שֶׁאִם אֲכָלָן מִבָּעֶרֶב אֵין מַסִּיקִין בִּקְלִפֵּיהֶן שֶׁהֲרֵי הֻקְצוּ; וְאִם אֲכָלָן בְּיוֹם טוֹב, מַסִּיקִין מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵן מוּכָנִין עַל גַּב הָאֹכֶל.
13A freshly-cut thorny branch is muktzeh, because it is not fit for kindling.45 Therefore, one may not use it as a spit for roasting meat. The same applies in all similar situations.יגקֹץ רָטֹב - הֲרֵי הוּא מֻקְצֶה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לְהַסָּקָה. לְפִיכָךְ, אָסוּר לוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ כְּמוֹ שְׁפוּד לִצְלוֹת בּוֹ בָּשָׂר. וְכֵן כָּל כַּיּוֹצֵא בְּזֶה.
14We may take wood that is placed next to the walls46 of a hut47 to use for kindling, but we may not bring it from the field, even if it had been collected there on the day before the holiday.48 One may, however, collect wood lying before him in the field and kindle it there.49 One may also bring wood that was stored in a private domain, even one that was not enclosed for the purpose of human habitation, provided it has a fence with a gate, and is located within the Sabbath limits. If even one of these conditions is not met,50 the wood is muktzeh.ידנוֹטְלִין עֵצִים הַסְּמוּכִים לְדָפְנֵי סֻכָּה וּמַסִּיקִין בָּהֶן. אֲבָל אֵין מְבִיאִים עֵצִים מִן הַשָּׂדֶה, אֲפִלּוּ הָיוּ מְכֻנָּסִין שָׁם מִבָּעֶרֶב; אֲבָל מְגַבֵּב הוּא בַּשָּׂדֶה מִלְּפָנָיו, וּמַדְלִיק שָׁם. וּמְבִיאִין מִן הַמְּכֻנָּסִין שֶׁבִּרְשׁוּת הַיָּחִיד, וַאֲפִלּוּ הָיְתָה מֻקֶּפֶת שֶׁלֹּא לְשֵׁם דִּירָה; וּבִלְבָד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לָהּ פּוֹתַחַת וְתִהְיֶה בְּתוֹךְ תְּחוּם הַשַּׁבָּת; וְאִם חָסֵר אֶחָד מִכָּל אֵלּוּ, הֲרֵי הֵן מֻקְצֶה.
15Although the leaves of reeds or vines have been collected in an enclosure, since they can be dispersed by the wind it is considered as if they have already been dispersed, and using them is forbidden.51 If, however, one placed a heavy utensil over them before the holiday, they are permitted to be used.52טועַלֵּי קָנִים וְעַלֵּי גְּפָנִים, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵן מְכֻנָּסִין בַּקַּרְפֵּף - כֵּיוָן שֶׁהָרוּחַ מְפַזֶּרֶת אוֹתָן, הֲרֵי הֵן כִּמְפֻזָּרִין, וַאֲסוּרִין. וְאִם הִנִּיחַ עֲלֵיהֶן כְּלִי כָּבֵד מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מוּכָנִין.
16The following rules apply when an animal dies on a holiday: If it was very ill on the day before the holiday, one may cut it up and feed it to the dogs.53 If not, since he had not had it in mind, it is muktzeh and should not be moved.טזבְּהֵמָה שֶׁמֵּתָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב: אִם הָיְתָה מְסֻכֶּנֶת מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, הֲרֵי זֶה מְחַתְּכָהּ לַכְּלָבִים; וְאִם לָאו, הוֹאִיל וְלֹא הָיְתָה דַּעְתּוֹ עָלֶיהָ, הֲרֵי זֶה מֻקְצֶה, וְלֹא יְזִיזֶנָּה מִמְּקוֹמָהּ.
When a consecrated animal dies54 or terumah becomes impure on a holiday,55 it may not be moved.בֶּהֱמַת קֳדָשִׁים שֶׁמֵּתָה, וּתְרוּמָה שֶׁנִּטְמֵאת - לֹא יְזִיזֶנָּה מִמְּקוֹמָהּ.
17Fish, fowl, and beasts that are muktzeh may not be given water on a holiday, nor is it permitted to place food before them.56 This is a safeguard instituted lest one come and take them.57 Any objects or living creatures that are forbidden to be eaten or used on a holiday because they are muktzeh are also forbidden to be carried.יזדָּגִים וְעוֹפוֹת וְחַיָּה שֶׁהֵן מֻקְצֶה - אֵין מַשְׁקִין אוֹתָן בְּיוֹם טוֹב וְאֵין נוֹתְנִין לִפְנֵיהֶם מְזוֹנוֹת, שֶׁמָּא יָבוֹא לִקַּח מֵהֶן. וְכָל שֶׁאָסוּר לְאָכְלוֹ אוֹ לְהִשְׁתַּמֵשׁ בּוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא מֻקְצֶה, אָסוּר לְטַלְטְלוֹ.
18When a person brings earth into his domain on the day before a holiday, it is considered to be prepared for use, provided that he designates a corner of his courtyard as its place. It may then be carried and used for all his needs.58יחהַמַּכְנִיס עָפָר מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, אִם יִחַד לוֹ בַּחֲצֵרוֹ קֶרֶן זָוִית - הֲרֵי זֶה מוּכָן, וּמֻתָּר לְטַלְטְלוֹ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת בּוֹ כָּל צְרָכָיו.
Similarly, ash that came from fuel burned on the previous day is considered to be prepared for use. If it came from fuel burned on the holiday itself, it is permitted for use as long as it is warm enough to cook an egg, for it is still considered to be fire. If it is not that warm, carrying it is forbidden, because it is nolad.59וְכֵן אֵפֶר שֶׁהֻסַּק מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, מוּכָן. וְשֶׁהֻסַּק בְּיוֹם טוֹב: כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהוּא חַם כְּדֵי לִצְלוֹת בּוֹ בֵּיצָה - מֻתָּר לְטַלְטְלוֹ, שֶׁעֲדַיִן אֵשׁ הוּא; וְאִם לָאו - אָסוּר לְטַלְטְלוֹ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא נוֹלָד.
The following rules apply when a person has an iron shaft implanted in the ground before the holiday, and he pulls it out60 on the holiday, uprooting earth: If the earth is powdery,61 it may be used to cover any spills, and it may be carried for that purpose. If, however, the person raised up a clod of earth, it may not be crumbled on the holiday.62מִי שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ דֶּקֶר נָעוּץ מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, וּנְתָקוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב וְהֶעֱלָה עָפָר - אִם הָיָה אוֹתוֹ עָפָר תִּחוּחַ, הֲרֵי זֶה מְכַסֶּה בּוֹ וּמְטַלְטְלוֹ; אֲבָל אִם הֶעֱלָה גּוּשׁ עָפָר, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יִכְתֹּשׁ אוֹתוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב.