Commentary for Pesachim 179:19

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> זב שראה שתי ראיות שוחטין עליו בשביעי ראה שלש שוחטין עליו בשמיני שלו

But according to Abaye, who said: 'Had not R'Oshaia related that [Mishnah] to a case where he registers a harlot in his Passover offering, and in accordance with Rabbi, I would have related it to sacrifices of lesser sanctity, and in accordance with R'Jose the Galilean who maintained, Sacrifices of lesser sanctity are their owner's property; but [on Rabbi's view] a man does not leave anything over [unconsecrated] in the Passover-offering'; - surely it is explicitly stated, 'for on this condition did the Israelites consecrate their Passover-offerings'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This definitely implies a reservation in the sacrifice itself.');">²⁴</span> - Say: 'for on this condition did the Israelites consecrate the money for their Passover-offerings.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is not an emendation but an interpretation.');">²⁵</span>

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