Commentary for Niddah 35:19

והאיכא תשע צפרדעין ושרץ אחד ביניהם ונגע באחד מהן ואינו יודע באיזה מהן נגע ברה"י ספקו טמא ברה"ר ספקו טהור ובנמצא הלך אחר הרוב

meat is found,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the meat did not come from a fixed place. ');">³⁶</span> the majority rule is to be followed?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Hul. 95a; and, since the majority of the shops sold meat that was ritually killed, the meat found is also regarded as ritually fit. Now since this provides another instance of a doubtful case that, by reason of the majority rule, is regarded as a certainty, why did R. Johanan mention three instances only? ');">³⁷</span>

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