Commentary for Menachot 216:22

היכי עביד אמר רבי חייא בר רב ממתין לו עד שיומם ומחיל ליה לקדושתיה בגדול

Now turn to the next clause: THE MIDDLE ONE IS HOLY, which shows that he that sanctifies sanctifies in an illiberal spirit! - Samuel said, It means that we must take into account the possibility of the middle one also [being holy], for that shows a liberal spirit as compared with the smallest.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus both the largest animal and the middle one might be the one that was sanctified, for each can be regarded as a liberal offering as compared with the smallest animal.');">²⁴</span> What then should [this man] do?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In order to be allowed to use one of these two animals.');">²⁵</span>

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