Commentary for Avodah Zarah 125:5

בעי רב הושעיא קדמה והקדישתו מהו כיון דאמר מר אמירתו לגבוה כמסירתו להדיוט כמאן דאקריבתיה דמי או דלמא השתא מיהא הא קאי ואיתיה בעיניה

R. Hoshaya asked: What is the rule if she dedicated it beforehand? Since the Master has said that a declaration to God is like delivery to an ordinary person, is she like one who has actually offered it, or perhaps [the animal] is after all still in existence [at the time of intercourse]?

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