Commentary for Chullin 163:41
סומכוס אומר משום רבי מאיר
From the fact that the verse says: Ye shall not slaughter,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXII, 28. The plural of the verb indicates that two persons are culpable, one for slaughtering the dam and the other for slaughtering the young. Now this is of significance only where three animals were slaughtered and where the young was slaughtered first (V. Rashi) . The Torah thereupon rules that both he who slaughtered its dam and he who slaughtered its offspring have transgressed the prohibition.');"><sup>24</sup></span>
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