Commentary for Chullin 136:18

לא נצרכה אלא למקום חתך

presumably one teaches that the actual limb [is permitted] and the other the rule with regard to the place where [the limb is] cut off.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if the limb was withdrawn within, even the limb itself would be permitted; and if the limb was not withdrawn within, then the part where it was subsequently cut off would be permitted. As far as the part where the limb is cut off is concerned there should be no difference in law whether it put forth one or two hoofs, so that there would be no need of two texts to permit it in both cases.');">⁹</span>

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