But

<<since it teaches

<<in the latter clause:

<<and if

<<he slaughtered it,

<<one may not

<<cover

<<its blood,

<<by implication

<<(the first clause)

<<where he has [it]

<<we are dealing!

Rather,

<<Rabba said:

<<the ash of

<<a stove

<<is prepared

<<for a certain case

<<and is not

<<prepared

<<for a doubtful case.

For a doubtful case,

<<what is the reason?

<<Is it not

<<because

<<he makes

<<a hole?

<<A certain case

<<too —

<<he makes

<<a hole!

<<Rather,

<<like Rabbi Abba;

<<here

<<too,

<<like Rabbi Abba!

Rather:

<<a doubtful case —

<<what is the reason?

<<Lest

<<he do

<<crushing.

<<A certain case

<<too —

<<let us decree

<<because of

<<crushing!

<<A certain case —

<<when

<<he does

<<crushing,

<<comes

<<a positive mitzvah

<<and overrides

<<a prohibition.

Say

<<that we say

<<comes

<<a positive mitzvah

<<and overrides

<<a prohibition

<<such as

<<circumcision

<<with tzaraas,

<<or

<<a linen sheet

<<with tzitzis,

where at the moment

<<that is uprooted

<<the prohibition,

<<is fulfilled

<<the positive mitzvah.

<<Here,

<<at the moment

<<that is uprooted

<<the prohibition,

<<is not

<<fulfilled

<<the positive mitzvah!

<<This is not a difficulty:

<<for at the same time as

<<he crushes,

<<he covers.

In the end,

<<Yom Tov

<<a positive mitzvah

<<and a prohibition

<<it is,

<<and does not

<<a positive mitzvah

<<override

<<a prohibition

<<and a positive mitzvah!

Rather,

<<Rava said:

<<the ash of

<<a stove —

<<his intention is [for it]

<<for a certain case,

<<and not

<<his intention

<<for a doubtful case.

And goes

<<Rava

<<according to his reasoning,

<<for Rava said:

<<if he brought in

<<earth

<<to cover

<<with it

<<excrement,

<<it is permitted

<<to cover

<<with it

<<the blood of

<<a bird;

<<[for] the blood of

<<a bird,

<<it is prohibited

<<to cover

<<with it

<<excrement.

The people of Neharbela

<<say:

<<even if

<<he brought in

<<earth

<<to cover

<<with it

<<the blood of

<<a bird,

<<it is permitted

<<to cover

<<with it

<<excrement.

They say

<<in the West:

<<disagree

<<about it

<<Rabbi Yosei bar Chama

<<and Rabbi Zeira —

<<and some say

<<Rava son of Rav Yosef bar Chama

<<and Rabbi Zeira.

<<One

<<said:

<<a koy

<<is

<<like excrement;

<<and one

<<said:

<<a koy

<<is not

<<like excrement.

Conclude

<<that Rava

<<is the one

<<who said:

<<a koy

<<is

<<like excrement,

<<for Rava said:

<<if he brought in

<<earth

<<to cover

<<with it

<<excrement,

<<it is permitted

<<to cover

<<with it

<<the blood of

<<a bird;

<<[for] the blood of

<<a bird,

<<it is prohibited

<<to cover

<<with it

<<excrement.

<<Conclude [so].

Rami

<<son

<<of Rav Yeiva

<<said:

<<a koy —

<<this is

<<the reason

<<that we do not

<<cover [its blood]:

<<a decree

<<because of

<<permitting

<<its fat.

If so,

<<even

<<on a weekday

<<too!

<<On a weekday

<<people say:

<<to clean

<<his courtyard

<<he needs.

If he slaughtered

<<on a trash heap,

<<what

<<is there

<<to say?

<<If he came

<<to consult,

<<what

<<is there

<<to say?

Rather:

<<on a weekday,

<<[even if]

<<he is unsure,

<<say to him

<<the Rabbis:

<<go,

<<take the trouble

<<and cover.

<<On Yom Tov,

<<if

<<he is unsure,

<<do

<<say to him

<<the Rabbis:

<<go,

<<take the trouble

<<and cover?

Taught

<<Rabbi Zeira:

<<not

<<[regarding] a koy

<<alone

<<did they say [this],

<<but

<<even if

<<he slaughtered

<<a domestic animal,

<<an undomesticated animal

<<and a bird,

<<and became mixed

<<their blood

<<one

<<with the other,

<<it is prohibited

<<to cover it

<<on Yom Tov.

Rabbi Yosei bar Yasinia said:

<<they did not

<<teach [this]

<<except

<<where he is not

<<able

<<to cover it

<<with a thrust [of the spade]

<<one;

<<but [if]

<<he is able

<<to cover it

<<with a thrust

<<one,

<<it is permitted.

Obviously!

<<Lest you say:

<<let us decree

<<one thrust

<<because of

<<two thrusts —

<<it teaches us [otherwise].

Rabba said:

<<if he slaughtered

<<a bird

<<on the eve of Yom Tov,

<<one may not

<<cover

<<it

<<on Yom Tov.