Commentary for Sanhedrin 31:14

בעי רבי אלעזר שורו של כהן גדול בכמה למיתת בעלים דידיה מדמינן ליה או דילמא למיתת בעלים דעלמא מדמינן ליה אמר אביי מדקא מבעיא ליה שורו מכלל דממונו פשיטא ליה

it is clear that difficult cases are meant. [Hence great matter means 'difficult case']? — His<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Adda b. Ahabah. ');">²⁵</span> view is that of the following <i>Tanna</i>. For it has been taught: Every great matter, means 'the matters of a great [man]'. You say so, but may it not mean, 'every difficult case'? When Scripture further refers to 'hard causes' [difficult cases], these have already been mentioned.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore the previous verse is unnecessary on this assumption. ');">²⁶</span>

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