Commentary for Pesachim 137:6

וכי מאחר דהוא אגמרי' מאי טעמא קא הדר ביה אמר עולא רבי אליעזר כי אגמריה הזאה דתרומה אגמריה דתרומה גופה לא דחיא שבת

Rabbah said: According to the words of R. Eliezer, [if there is] a healthy infant, one may heat water for him to strengthen him and to circumcise him on the Sabbath, since it is fit for him. [If there is] a sickly infant, one may not heat hot water for him to strengthen him and to circumcise him, since it is not fit for him. Said Raba: But if he is healthy, why does he need hot water to strengthen him? Rather, said Raba, all are regarded as invalids in respect to circumcision: both in the case of a strong infant or a sickly infant, one may not heat hot water for him to strengthen him and to circumcise him on the Sabbath, since it is not fit for him.

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