Commentary for Temurah 48:17

מהו דתימא נגזר דלמא נפיק רוב ראשו וקשדי ביה מומא

and yet you say that he is able to release it altogether from its holiness? - Rab Judah can answer you thus: [The Tanna of the Mishnah] refers to the period when the Temple stood, whereas I refer<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When I say that it is permissible to maim a firstling in the inside of its mother.');">¹¹</span>

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