Commentary for Kiddushin 149:13

תרתי למה לי צריכא דאי איתמר בהא בהא קאמר רב משום דרוב כשרים אצלה אבל התם דרוב פסולים אצלה אימא מודי לשמואל

For if it were stated in this case [of our Mishnah, would say, only] here does Rab rule thus, because the majority are eligible to her;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Mishnah treats of a shethuki born of an unmarried woman; since most men are fit for her, it is unlikely that the issue is mamzer, and therefore must not intermarry with mamzer.');">¹⁷</span> but there, that the majority are unfit for her,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since she is an arusah.');">¹⁸</span> I might argue that he agrees with Samuel.

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