Commentary for Avodah Zarah 83:5

ה"ק לידע אם רוח הפילה אם נפל הטילה ואת"ל נפל הטילה לידע אם זכר אם נקבה

This is how it should read: [He looked] to ascertain whether she had aborted a sack of wind or whether it was a premature child [into the pit]; and if you assume that she threw a premature child there, he wished to ascertain whether it was male or female.

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