Commentary for Bekhorot 19:8

חדא דאוכל שאתה יכול להאכילו לאחרים הוא

And still another [reason], because for [the Israelite] himself, too, there was a time [before its boiling] when it was fit to receive uncleanness.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Unlike the case of the ox and heifer mentioned above, since they have a forbidden status when alive.');">⁴</span>

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