Commentary for Bekhorot 70:21

כמאן כר' יהושע בן קפוסאי

But surely with regard to a tithing animal [even the owner] is trustworthy, since if he wished he could have maimed the entire herd before tithing?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And this could have been done legitimately, as the animals were hullin. Therefore, why not believe him that he did not maim the animal?');">¹³</span>

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