Commentary for Bekhorot 113:5
ואי אשמעינן שדה לחומרא אי נמי לכתחלה אבל הכא אימא לא צריכא
I might have said that R'Johanan only holds his view in this case because the tithing of animals is compared with 'thy first-born son'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first-born of thy sons thou shalt give unto Me. Likewise thou shalt do with thine oxen etc. Ex. XXII, 28, 29.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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