Commentary for Temurah 16:11

בכור בבית הבעלים עושין תמורה בבית הכהן אין עושין תמורה

the case is of a firstling outside Palestine,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Therefore the firstling is considered his own money and he has the power to make a substitute, but with a firstling of the Holy Land which is destined for sacrifice you cannot make a substitute, since he has no claim on it alive, as R. Abbuha holds.');">⁸</span>

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