Commentary for Shevuot 20:4

נטמא בעזרה נעלמה ממנו הטומאה וזכור למקדש נעלם ממנו המקדש וזכור לטומאה נעלם ממנו זה וזה השתחוה או ששהא כדי השתחויה ובא לו בארוכ' חייב ובקצרה פטור זו היא מצות עשה שבמקדש שאין חייבין עליה:

Rabbi Eliezer says: One is obligated to eat fourteen meals in the sukkah, one in the morning, and one at night [on each of the seven days of the festival]. And the Sages say: the matter does not have a dictated amount, except on the first nights of the festival [when there is an obligation to have a meal]. And Rabbi Eliezer also said: One who did not eat [a meal in the sukkah] on the first night of the festival can compensate [for his obligation by having a meal] on the last night of the festival. And the Sages say: in such a matter there is no compensating; regarding this it was said: (Ecclesiastes 1:15) "That which is defective cannot be amended, and the deficiency cannot be counted."

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