Commentary for Menachot 74:13

אמר רב דימי מנהרדעא האי מאן דחייטיה לגלימיה לא עבד ולא כלום אם איתא דלא מיבעי ליה ליפסוק ולישדייה:

- R'Joseph said, They differ in respect of a linen garment with [woollen] fringes.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In ordinary circumstances such a garment may not be worn, save where the precept of zizith is concerned. Where, however, one fringe was missing, the entire precept, according to the first Tanna has gone, and the cloak is therefore forbidden as containing diverse kinds, wool and linen; but according to R. Ishmael it is permitted, since each fringe is a separate precept.');">¹⁴</span> Rabbah B'Abina said, They differ in respect of a five-cornered garment.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A five-cornered garment must be provided with fringes (v. infra 43a) , but they differ as to the number of fringes necessary; according to the first Tanna there must be four fringes only, since four make up the precept, whilst according to R. Ishmael each corner must have a fringe, since each fringe is a separate precept.');">¹⁵</span>

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