Commentary for Bekhorot 42:38

התם במוכר תליא מילתא הכא בלוקח תליא מילתא:

it depends on the seller, whereas here the matter depends on the buyer.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It rests with the buyer of the animal to inquire whether it is a firstling or not, as Scripture says: All the firstling males that come of thy herd and thy flock etc. (Deut. XV. 19) , indicating that the duty of separating the firstling devolves upon the person in whose possession the animal is. Consequently, as the necessary inquiries were not made, we regard the offspring as a case of a questionable firstling.');">²⁹</span>

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