Commentary for Chullin 129:26

רוב הקיפו

[The verse], Which have leaping legs,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XI. 21. There is in this verse a vital difference between the Kethib (the actual written text) and the Kere (the traditional reading) . According to the former the rendering of the verse is, 'Which have no leaping legs', and according to the latter, 'which have leaping legs'. R. Eliezer b. Jose interprets the verse on the basis of the were and the Kethib, viz., those that have none (Kethib) now but have them (Kere) later on are permitted.');">¹¹</span>

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