Commentary for Pesachim 114:3
<br><br><big><strong>הדרן עלך מקום שנהגו וסליקא לה פסח ראשון</strong></big><br><br>
You might think that that is because they are the best of their species, therefore it is stated, And if he bring a lamb as his offering.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. IV, 32; this is given as an alternative to a goat, which is prescribed earlier in the same section in v. 28.');"><sup>3</sup></span> Rabina said: He had not even studied Scripture either, for it is written, If [he bring] a lamb. And if [his offering be] a goat:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. III, 7, 12.');"><sup>4</sup></span> if he wishes, let him bring a lamb; if he wishes, let him bring a goat.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And neither is preferable to the other.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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