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Rambam-Beis Habechirah
Summary:

(5742) Siyum Rambam (Hil. Beis Habechirah 8:12): "This pattern was followed each night except on Sabbath eve. etc" (Even though there is no "resting" (Shvus) in the Temple.

Shvus:
A Shvus is an action prohibited by the Chachamim on Shabbos or Yom Tov. The Torah states "... uva'Yom ha'Shevi'i Tishbos" -- "... and you shall rest on the seventh day" (Shemos 23:12). The Rabanan understood this to apply even to actions that are not Melachos, and as a result they prohibited actions that would otherwise be permitted (see Shabbos 114b). The term "Shvus" is derived from the word "Tishbos" in the Pasuk.

Rambam:
"This pattern was followed each night except on Sabbath eve. [Then,] they did not hold torches in their hands.60 Rather, they checked by the light of the candles, which remained burning from the Sabbath eve.  

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