Commentary for Sanhedrin 103:9
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מאי פתילה אמר רב מתנה פתילה של אבר
<b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. THE MANNER IN WHICH <font>BURNING</font> IS EXECUTED IS AS FOLLOWS: HE WHO HAD BEEN THUS CONDEMNED WAS <font>LOWERED INTO DUNG UP TO HIS ARMPITS, THEN A HARD CLOTH WAS PLACED WITHIN A SOFT ONE</font>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The soft one alone could not exert sufficient pressure to open his mouth; whilst a hard one alone would bruise the skin and unnecessarily disfigure him (Rashi). ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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