Commentary for Chullin 281:5
אמר רב יהודה
IF THERE WAS BUT ONE YOUNG BIRD OR ONE EGG etc. A certain Rabbi said to Raba: Perhaps it should be the reverse, thus if there was but one young bird or one egg [in the nest], one is not bound to let the dam go, for according to the verse there must be young or eggs,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXII, 6. The verse states these nouns in the plural, i.e., several young or several eggs.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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