Commentary for Sanhedrin 123:28

כי אתא רב שמואל בר יהודה אמר

and of a private individual, a she-goat or a lamb;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 27f, 32. ');">²⁸</span> whilst with respect to idolatry we have learnt: They agree that his sacrifice is a she-goat, as that of a private individual. There is nothing more to be said about the matter.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., to this no answer is possible. Consequently this verse cannot teach separation of idolatrous actions. In R. Joseph's view, as expressed by his objection, it is deduced from the singling out of prostration. ');">²⁹</span> When R. Samuel b. Judah came,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From Palestine to Babylon. ');">³⁰</span> he said:

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