Commentary for Menachot 112:2
א"ר חייא בר אבא אמר רבי יוחנן הכל מודים במחמץ אחר מחמץ שהוא חייב דכתיב (ויקרא ב, יא) לא תעשה חמץ (ויקרא ו, י) ולא תאפה חמץ
even though it would otherwise die.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Bek. 33b.');"><sup>3</sup></span> R'Hiyya B'Abba said in the name of R'Johanan, All agree<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., R. Meir and the above Rabbis who differ concerning the propriety of blemishing a beast which is already blemished, for here the firstling is indeed blemished by reason of its congestion which would prove fatal if it were not bled.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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