Commentary for Bekhorot 72:14

בסורא מתנו כלשנא בתרא בפומבדיתא כלשנא קמא והלכתא

You might have the impression that the Israelite cannot now establish the identity [of the animal].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The animal having grown up. And therefore it might not be the same one which the Priest gave him, and thus it is possible that the Israelite iye actually caused the blemish. Rabbenu Gershom explains that refers to an Israelite who was young when he gave the animal to the priest, and now when grown up he testifies that he gave the animal with a blemish on it. We are therefore informed that we trust the Israelite and we do not fear that he may not recollect whether or not it had a blemish when he received it.');">⁹</span>

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