Commentary for Shabbat 212:7

רשב"ג אומר וכו': אמר רב יוסף אמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל הלכה כרבן שמעון בן גמליאל אמר ליה אביי הלכה מכלל דפליגי א"ל מאי נפקא לך מינה א"ל גמרא גמור זמורתא תהא

Shall one learn a tradition as it were [merely] a song? he retorted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., why use words superfluously? ');">¹²</span> Our Rabbis taught: If one catches a deer that is blind or asleep, he is culpable; a deer that is lame, aged or sick, he is exempt. Abaye asked R. Joseph: What is the difference between them? — The former try to escape;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Their senses are on the alert and they feel the attempt to take them. Hence they need hunting and catching. ');">¹³</span>

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