Commentary for Avodah Zarah 120:12
איתיביה רב הונא לרב אשי נטל את החבית וזרקה בחמתו לבור זה היה מעשה בבית שאן והכשירו בחמתו אין שלא בחמתו לא
R. Huna raised a difficulty against R. Ashi: If he took a cask and in his anger threw it into the vat — this actually happened in Beth-Shean and [the rabbis] declared it fit [for drinking]! If he did this in anger it is [fit for drinking], but if he had not done it in anger it would not [be fit]
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
According to the mishnah, if the non-Jew throws something in to the vat in anger, the wine remains fit. By implication, if he throws it in not in anger, it becomes nesekh. But when it comes to the zav, it does not matter what his motivation is when throwing something into the vat—it always remains pure. So the analogy does not hold up so well.
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