Commentary for Bekhorot 38:4

אמר ליה רב אחא מדפתי לרבינא

we can well understand that if a male extracted through the cesarean section is followed by a male subsequently born from the womb, the latter is not sanc tified, being excluded by the word 'Firstling', since we have here a firstling in respect of the womb but not as regards males and offspring.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is logical to maintain that the additional word 'Firstling' would exclude a case of this character.');">³</span>

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