Commentary for Niddah 113:23

(יחזקאל לט, טו) וראה עצם אדם ובנה אצלו ציון

— It might have been presumed that they are not acquainted with the nature of a discharge [from the womb],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which in the case of small cattle is an indication of a birth that exempts the next from the restrictions of a firstling (cf. Bek. 21b); sc. they might mistake an ordinary discharge for one of abortion and thus erroneously regard the next birth as free from the restrictions of a firstling. ');">¹⁹</span>

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