Commentary for Pesachim 72:7

ור' יוסי הגלילי תיפוק לי' מלחם עוני מי שנאכל באוני יצא זה שאין נאכל אלא בשמחה

Now se'eth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' , to bear.');">⁶</span> can only refer to eating, as it is said, And he took and sent mase'oth [messes] unto them from before him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XLIII, 34. Thus he translates the first verse: If thou are not able to eat it - being defiled - then thou shalt turn it into money - i.e., redeem it.');">⁷</span>

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