Commentary for Menachot 157:11
רבא כרבי יהושע ורבה כרבי אליעזר
for] the defect is not regarded as having befallen it before the slaughtering? - [It refer only to such blemishes as] a film over the eye.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or, 'a cataract'. As this is but a minor defect, since it is not noticeable nor is it regarded as a defect in birds, it is accepted by the altar; consequently it is regarded as having befallen the offering in the Temple and the bread is therefore hallowed.');"><sup>7</sup></span> and it agrees with R'Akiba who said that [in such cases] if they were brought up [on the altar] they must not be taken down.
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