Commentary for Shevuot 38:7

ואמר ריש לקיש כאן שנה רבי ידיעות ספיקות מתחלקות לחטאות

And Resh Lakish said: This is in accordance with the view of R'Ishmael, who holds that we do not require knowledge at the beginning. We may point out an incongruity between the words of R'Johanan [here] and the words of R'Johanan [elsewhere]; and we may point out an incongruity between the words of Resh Lakish [here] and the words of Resh Lakish [elsewhere]; for it has been taught: If he ate doubtful prohibited fat, and became aware of it [later; and he ate again] doubtful prohibited fat, and became aware of it [later]; Rabbi said: Just as he would bring a sin offering for each one, so he brings a guilt offering for doubtful sin for each one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He ate a piece of fat about which there was a doubt whether it was prohibited fat () or permitted () ; at the time of eating he thought it was permitted fat, but later became aware that there was a doubt about it. In such a case he brings a suspensive guilt offering, (Lev. V. 17; Rashi) . If, after becoming aware of this, he commits this doubtful sin again, he must bring a guilt offering for each separate act, since there was awareness between each act; just as, if he had unwittingly eaten actual (not doubtful) prohibited fat on a number of occasions (with awareness between each act) he would have had to bring a sin offering for each separate act.');">⁹</span>

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