Commentary for Kiddushin 49:13
לענין טבילה כטמון דמי מ"ט (ויקרא טו, יג) ורחץ בשרו במים אמר רחמנא מה בשרו מאבראי אף כל מאבראי
Then to what does 'too' refer?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ben 'Azzai said: 'The loss of the tongue too'; this appears an addition to Rabbi's ruling, but it is now obvious that it cannot be.');"><sup>19</sup></span> - To the first clause.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the enumeration preceding Rabbi's statement.');"><sup>20</sup></span> If so, Ben 'Azzai's statement should have been given priority? - The Tanna [first] heard Rabbi's view and inserted it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'fixed it'.');"><sup>21</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
When it comes to immersing in the mikveh, all sages agree that the tongue need not come into contact with the mikveh (that would again, be EWWW).
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