Commentary for Pesachim 179:18

הא קתני בהדיא שעל מנת כן הקדישו ישראל את פסחיהן אימא שעל מנת כן הקדישו ישראל מעות פסחיהן:

The Rabbis hold: The Divine Law saith, from being for a lamb [mi-heyoth miseh]: devote it [hahayehu] to the lamb;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'make it live for the lamb' - i.e., the money realized from the lamb must be expended on what is needed for the lamb, e.g., the unleavened bread and bitter herbs which accompany it.');">²³</span> while Rabbi holds: Sustain [hahayeh] thyself with [the proceeds of] the lamb.

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