Commentary for Meilah 41:19

עשאום כמעטן של זיתים

IF ONE HAS COMMISSIONED A DEAF-MUTE, AN IMBECILE OR A MINOR, AND THEY HAVE CARRIED OUT etc. But surely these people are legally not fit to become agents! - Said R'Eleazar: They have the same status as the vat of olives of which we have learnt:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Toh. IX, 1.');">¹¹</span>

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