Commentary for Sanhedrin 138:4
והא אם בא עליה אחד מכל העריות קתני אלא הכא במאי עסקינן דקבלה עילויה
their dispute refers only to one who is eight years old, Beth Shammai maintaining, We must base our ruling on the earlier generations, but<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When a boy of that age could cause conception. ');"><sup>6</sup></span> Beth Hillel hold that we do not.
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