Jerusalem Talmud Eruvin 10.14

משנה: שֶׁרֶץ שֶׁנִּמְצָא בַמִּקְדָשׁ כֹּהֵן מוֹצִיאוֹ בְהֶמְיָינוֹ שֶׁלֹּא לְשַׁהוֹת אֶת הַטּוּמְאָה דִּבְרֵי רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָא. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר בִּצְבַת שֶׁל עֵץ שֶׁלֹּא לְהַרְבּוֹת אֶת הַטּוּמְאָה. מֵאֵיכָן מוֹצִיאִין אוֹתוֹ מִן הַהֵיכָל וּמִן הָאוּלָם וּמִבֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵחַ דִּבְרֵי רֵבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן נַנָּס. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָה אוֹמֵר מָקוֹם שֶׁחַיָּיבִין עַל זְדוֹנוֹ כָרֵת וְעַל שִׁגְגָתוֹ חַטָּאת מִשָּׁם מוֹצִיאִין אוֹתוֹ וּשְׁאָר כָּל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת כּוֹפִין עָלָיו פְּסַכְתֵּר. רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר מָקוֹם שֶׁהִתִּירוּ לְךָ חֲכָמִים מִשֶּׁלָּךְ נָתְנוּ לָךְ שֶׁלֹּא הִתִּירוּ לְךָ אֶלָּא מִשּׁוּם שְׁבוּת:

MISHNAH: If a crawling animal was found in the Temple, a Cohen carries it outside in his belt in order not to continue the impurity, the words of Rebbi Joḥanan ben Beroqa. Rebbi Jehudah says, with wooden tongs in order not to increase impurity. From where does one remove it? From the Temple Hall, and the vestibule, and from between the vestibule and the altar, the words of Rebbi Simeon ben Nannas. Rebbi Aqiba says, from a place where one is liable for extirpation in case of criminal intent and a purification offering if in error one removes it; at all other places one places a wine cooler over it. Rebbi Simeon said, at a place where the Sages permitted it to you they gave it from your own since they only permitted because of rabbinic Sabbath restrictions.

הלכה: פיס׳. שֶׁרֶץ שֶׁנִּמְצָא בַמִּקְדָשׁ כול׳. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה. לֹא נִמְצֵאתָה מַשְׁהֵא בְטוּמְאָה. אָמַר לוֹ. לֹא נִמְצֵאתָ מַרְבֶּה בְטוּמְאָה. אָמַר לוֹ. מוּטָב לַעֲבוֹר עַל מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁלֹּא בָאָת לְיָדוֹ מִמִּצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבָּאָת לְפָנָיו. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֵּירִבִּי בּוּן. אַתָיָיא אִילֵּין פְּלוּגְתָא כְאִילֵּין פְּלוּגְתָא. דְּתַנִּינָן תַּמָּן. כֵּיצַד מַפְרִישִׁין חַלָּה בְטוּמְאָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב. רִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר. לֹא תִקְרָא לָהּ שֵׁם עַד שֶׁתֵּיאָפֶה. בֶּן בְּתֵירָה אוֹמֵר. תַּטִּיל לַצּוֹנֵין. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. לֹא נִמְצֵאתָה כְשׂוֹרֵף קֳדָשִׁים בְּיוֹם טוֹב. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. מֵאֵילֵיהֶן הֵן נִשְׂרָפִין. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. לֹא נִמְצֵאתָה עוֹבֵר עַל לֹא יֵירָאֶה וְלֹא יִימָּצֵא. אָמַר לוֹ. מוּטָב לַעֲבוֹר עַל מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁלֹּא בָאָת לְיָדָךְ מִמִּצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבָּאָת לְפָנֶיךָ.

HALAKHAH: Paragraph. “If a crawling animal was found in the Temple,” etc. Rebbi Joḥanan ben Beroqa said to him, did you not prolong the impurity? He answered him, did you not increase impurity? He told him, it is better to violate a prohibition that was not caused by him than a prohibition which will come before him. Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, this disagreement parallels another disagreement, as we have stated there, “how does one separate ḥallah in impurity on a holiday? Rebbi Eliezer says, one should not declare its name until after it was baked. Ben Bathyra says, he should put it into cold water.” Rebbi Joshua said to him, are you not like one who burns sancta on a holiday? Rebbi Eliezer told him, it is burned automatically. Rebbi Joshua said to him, are you not transgressing it should not be seen, and it should not be found? He told him, it is better to violate a prohibition that was not caused by you than a prohibition which will come before you.

תַּמָּן תַּנִּינָן. הַנִּיתָּנִין בְּמַתַּן אַחַת שֶׁנִּתְעָרְבוּ בַּנִּיתָּנִין מַתָּנָה אַחַת. יִינָּתְנוּ מַתָּנָה אֶחָת. מַתַּן אַרְבַּע בְּמַתַּן אַרְבַּע. יִינָּתְנוּ מַתַּן אַרְבַּע. מַתַּן אַרְבַּע בְּמַתַּן אַחַת. רִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר. יִינָּתְנוּ מַתַּן אַרְבַּע. רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר. יִנָּתְנוּ מַתַּן אַחַת. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. לֹא נִמְצֵאתָ עוֹבֵר עַל בַּל תִּגְרַע. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. לֹא נִמְצֵאתָ עוֹבֵר עַל בַּל תּוֹסִיף. אָמַר לוֹ. מוּטָב לַעֲבוֹר עַל מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁלֹּא בָאָת לְיָדִי מִמִּצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבָּאָת לְיָדִי.

There, we have stated: “[Blood] to be given in one batch which was mixed with [blood] to be given in one batch should be given in one batch. That to be given in four batches with that to be given in four batches should be given in four batches. That to be given in four batches with that to be given in one batch, Rebbi Eliezer says, it should be given in four batches. Rebbi Joshua says, it should be given in one batch. Rebbi Eliezer said to him, would you not transgress do not diminish? Rebbi Joshua answered him, would you not transgress do not add?” He said to him, it is better to violate a prohibition that was not caused by me than a prohibition which will come before me.

תַּמָּן תַּנִּינָן. הִכְנִיס רֹאשׁוֹ וְנָתַן עַל תְּנוּךְ אָזְנוֹ. יָדוֹ וְנָתַן עַל בּוֹהֶן יָדוֹ. וְרַגְלוֹ וגו׳. מִחְלְפָה שִׁיטַּת רִבִּי יְהוּדָה. תַּמָּן הוּא אוֹמֵר. אָסוּר לְהַעֲרִים. וָכָא אוֹמֵר. מוּתָּר. תַּמָּן שֶׁמָּא יַכְנִיס רֹאשׁוֹ וְרוּבּוֹ וִיהֵא עָנוּשׁ כָּרֵת. בְּרַם הָכָא מִשּׁוּם מַכְנִיס כֵּלִים טְמֵאִים בַּשַּׁבָּת. מִחְלְפָא שִׁיטַּת דְּרַבָּנִין. תַּמָּן אָמְרִין. מוּתָּר לְהַעֲרִים. וָכָא אָמְרִין. אָסוּר לְהַעֲרִים. תַּמַּן דְּלָא יִסְאָב תִּיָה תְלָתָא זִימְנִין. בְּרַם הָכָא טוּמְאָה יְדוּעָה מִבִּפְנִים הִיא. אֶיפְשַׁר לָהּ לָצֵאת בְּלֹא שָׁהוּת. בְּלֹא טוּמְאָה. אָמַר לוֹ. מוּטָב לוֹ לַעֲבוֹר עַל מִצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁלֹּא בָאָת לְיָדוֹ מִמִּצְוַת לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁבָּאָת לְפָנָיו.

There, we have stated: “He enters his head and he puts on his ear’s cartilage, his hand and he gives on his thumb, his foot,” etc. Rebbi Jehudah’s argument is inverted. There he says, it is forbidden to act craftily, but here he says that it is permitted. There that he should not enter with his head and most of his body and be punishable by extirpation. But here it is because of bringing impure implements on the Sabbath. The argument of the rabbis is inverted. There they say, it is permitted to act craftily, but here they say, it is forbidden to act craftily. There that he should not defile himself three times, but here it is a known impurity inside; it is possible for it to be removed immediately. Without impurity? He told him, it is better to violate a prohibition that was not caused by him than a prohibition which will come before him.

הוֹצִיא מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁחַיָיבִין עָלָיו כָּרֵת וְנָפַל לְמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין חַיָיבִין עָלָיו כָּרֵת כְּבָר נִרְאֵית לָצֵאת. מָצָא אַחֵר בְּצִידּוֹ מוֹצִיא אֶת שְׁנֵיהֶם אוֹ אֵינוֹ מוֹצִיא אֶלָּא אֵת שֶׁנִּרְאֶה לָצֵאת.

If he removed it from a place where one is subject to extirpation for it and it fell into a place where one is not subject to extirpation for it, already it is subject to removal. If he found another next to it, does he remove both of them or only the one subject to removal?

הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר. צְבַת בִּצְבַת עֲבַד. צְבָתָא קַדְמִיָיתָא מָה הַוָות. בִּירְיָיה הַוָות. אָמַר רִבִּי חֲנִינָה קוֹמֵי רִבִּי מָנָא. וּמַה אַתְּ אֲמַר לָהּ. מִצְּבָתָא אַחַת לָמְדוּ כַמָּה צְבִיתוֹת. וָכָא מִשְּׁבִיתָה אַחַת לָמְדוּ כַמָּה שְׁבִיתוֹת.

“He used to say, a wrench is made by a wrench. How was the first wrench made? It was created.” Rebbi Ḥanina said before Rebbi Mana: How do you explain this? From one wrench they learned many wrenches; from one Sabbath prohibition they learned many Sabbath prohibitions.”