Commentary for Sotah 86:8

ומאי שנא ילדה בזקינה דבטלה ומאי שנא ילדה בילדה דלא בטלה

— In the former case if he reconsiders his intention with regard to it, it is incapable of retraction;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' An old stem can never become young again, consequently the young shoot grafted to it becomes annulled. ');">⁷</span>

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