Commentary for Pesachim 119:5
אימא סיפא לשמו ושלא לשמו היכי דמי אי נימא בשתי עבודות היינו רישא אלא לאו בעבודה אחת ור' יוסי היא דאמר אף בגמר דבריו אדם נתפס
From the first it is disqualified! Hence he must teach thus: IF A MAN SLAUGHTERED THE PASSOVER SACRIFICE FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE, or even if he slaughtered it for its own purpose, but HE CAUGHT [ITS BLOOD], AND WENT AND SPRINKLED IT FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [The text seems to be in slight disorder, v. D.S. The general meaning is, however, clear.]');"><sup>4</sup></span> or even if he slaughtered it, caught [its blood], and went [with it] for its own purpose.
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