Commentary for Meilah 27:14

הכי נמי מסתברא דאי ס"ד דאייתי מעלמא אמאי יתיז בקנה

seems also logical, for should we say that the twigs were brought from elsewhere, why [has the nest] to be shaken off with a reed, let it be simply taken [by hand]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the twigs are, in accordance with our interpretation. of the same tree the direct approach to the nest and its twigs may have been prohibited as a precautionary measure, lest people assume that the twigs still growing are also permitted;');">⁹</span>

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