Commentary for Makkot 32:12

אמר רבא בר רב הונא ריסק תשעה נמלים והביא אחד חי והשלימן לכזית לוקה ו' ה' משום בריה ואחד משום כזית נבילה רבא א"ר יוחנן אפילו שנים והוא רב יוסף אמר אפילו אחד והוא ולא פליגי הא ברברבי והא בזוטרי:

Rava bar Rav Huna says, If one mashes up nine ants and brings in one live [ant] and they combine to form an olive's volume, he is liable to six sets of malkus [for eating it]. Five for the live ant and one for eating an olive's volume of a carcass. Rava said in the name of Rebbi Yochanon, [A person is liable to those six malkus] even if it was two [dead ants] and the one [live ant]. Rav Yosef said, Even if it is one [dead ant] and the one [live ant]. But they do not argue. This one is [talking about] larger [ants], while this one is [discussing] smaller [ants].

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