Commentary for Shabbat 221:2
והאמר ר' יוחנן הן הן החזירוני לנערותי אלא באשה ולר' יוחנן בן ברוקא דאמר על שניהם הוא אומר (בראשית א, כח) ויברך אותם אלהים ויאמר להם פרו ורבו מאי איכא למימר בזקינה אי נמי בעקרה:
If one castrates after another has castrated, he is culpable, for it is said, That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut away,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E. V. cut,' from the present discussion it appears, however, that the Talmud translates the word 'cut away'. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> [ye shall not offer unto the Lord; neither shall ye do thus in your land]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXII, 24. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> now, if one is guilty for cutting [them] away, how much more so for breaking them!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Then why mention it? ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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