Commentary for Bekhorot 38:2
אלא שמע מינה
Deduce then from here that the additional word 'Firstling' excludes the case of an animal which came forth after one extracted through the cesarean section.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it is not sanctified, but in the case where a female was born before through the cesarean section, the male animal following, it is still the firstling of the Scripture, although it is not a firstling as regards birth, for a firstling need not be so in every respect.');"><sup>1</sup></span>
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