Commentary for Kiddushin 92:12

ולא צאית והתנן התורם קישות ונמצא מרה אבטיח ונמצאת סרוח תרומה ויחזור ויתרום שאני התם דמדאורייתא תרומה מעליא היא

- But we have explained it that he obeys in respect to two utensils, but not in respect of one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 232, n. 9; the same holds good of an Israelite,');">²⁴</span> Does he then not obey? Surely we learnt: If one separates a cucumber [as terumah] and it is found to be bitter, or a melon, and it is found to be putrid, it is terumah, but he must make another separation.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though the separation was made from the same utensil which contained the rest. It is obvious that we do not fear that he will disobey, for if we did, the first would have to be returned to ensure a second separation.');">²⁵</span>

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