§ 1. Wherewith may [a man let] an animal go out? [1] and wherewith may [he] not [let] it go out? The camel [he] may [let] go out with its halter, the she camel with a nose-ring; the Lybian ass with bridle and bit; the horse with its collar; all [animals] that wear a collar may go out therewith, and be led thereby; [in case it, the collar, becomes unclean] it must be rinsed, and dipped in its place [without taking it off.]
§ 2. The ass goes out with its rug [while it is tied on him]. He-goats may go out with a leather bandage round their privates; sheep with their tails fastened up or down, and with wrapper; [2] sire-goats [ p. 44 ] with their udders tied up. R. Jose prohibits all these, excepting the sheep with wrapper. R. Jehudah saith, “She-goats may go out with their udders tied up, if [this be done] to dry [up the milk], but not if it be done to [preserve the] milk.”
§ 3. Wherewith may [a man] not [let] animals go out? The camel must not go out with a rag tied to its tail, [3] nor with its legs strapped, [4] nor with its fore and hind-legs fastened together; [5] this [applies] to all domestic animals. A man must not fasten camels together and lead them, but he may hold the [different] ropes in his hand, only [taking care] that they do not get twisted. [6]
§ 4. An ass must not go out with its rug that had not been fastened on [before the Sabbath], nor with a bell, although it be muffled, nor with a wooden frame-work round its neck, [7] nor with a strap to its legs. Hens must not go out with cords [8] tied on them, nor with straps to their feet. Rams must not go out with go-carts to their tails; [9] nor sheep with sneezing-wood; [10] nor calves with a reed-yoke; [11] nor a cow with the skin of a hedgehog tied to her udders, [12] nor with a strap between her horns. The cow of R. Eleazar hen Azariah went out [on the Sabbath] with a strap between her horns, which was against the consent of the sages.
43:1a The point in question is to decide what is necessary for the safe guidance of the animal, and what is to be considered a burden. ↩︎
43:2 To preserve the fine wool. ↩︎
44:3 As a mark to distinguish them by. ↩︎
44:4 Lest they rub their legs together and wound them. ↩︎
44:5 To prevent their running away. ↩︎
44:6 As perhaps they may be kilaim. ↩︎
44:7 If the beast has a sore upon its neck, a frame of wood is made around it to prevent its rubbing the sore with its head. ↩︎
44:8 As marks whereby to distinguish them. ↩︎
44:9 Their tails are so fat that they are supported on small go-carts. ↩︎
44:10 חנונות, according to some, it is veratrum [white hellebore], which being put up the nostrils of a sheep causes it to sneeze, and so to shake off the vermin; according to others, it is an ointment applied to the newly-shorn sheep, to protect them against the cold. ↩︎
44:11 A light yoke, put on calves to break them in to a heavy one. ↩︎
44:12 To prevent weasels or reptiles from sucking them. ↩︎