Commentary for Eruvin 54:10

בבקר למה לי וכ"ת אי לא כתב רחמנא בבקר הוה אמינא צאן על גב עורה אין על גב גיזתה לא כתב רחמנא בבקר לאתויי עורו אייתר ליה צאן לאתויי גיזתה

the All Merciful had written only 'for oxen' it might have been assumed that only<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'it'.');">²³</span> an ox may be purchased together with<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'upon the back', 'at the side of'.');">²⁴</span> its skin, because it is [a part of] its body, but not a sheep together with] its wool which is not [a part of] its body.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it was necessary to have the expression of 'for sheep'.');">²⁵</span> And if the All Merciful had only written: 'for sheep'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In Deut. XIV, 26.');">²⁶</span>

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