Commentary for Chullin 133:12
מאי רבי חריצין ונעיצין לאיסורא ומאי מיעט בורות שיחין ומערות להתירא אימא
- If this were right, then what does the previous exposition of the verse: These ye may eat [of all that are in the waters], teach us?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For even without the exposition of this verse, it is now suggested that the creeping things found in the water of vessels are free from the restriction of fins and scales. This verse therefore serves to indicate the line of argument that is to bc adopted in the interpretation of the general propositions and specifications, namely, that only the creeping things found in running water, e.g. in gutters and trenches, are restricted to the qualification of fins and scales, but those found in cisterns, ditches and caverns, are permitted in all circumstances. ohnc ohnc');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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