Commentary for Yevamot 142:14

אמר רבה בר יצחק אמר רב לא ניתנה פריעת מילה לאברהם אבינו שנאמר (יהושע ה, ב) בעת ההיא אמר ה' אל יהושע עשה לך חרבות צורים וגו'

but on the tenth they were not circumcised owing to the fatigue of the journey; when, then, [could the sprinkling] have been performed?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It could not have been performed on the eleventh, since that would not allow a period of four days (v. supra n. 3) between the first and the second sprinkling if they were to participate in the meal of the Paschal lamb which is prescribed for the fourteenth. ');">²²</span> Obviously<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'not'? ');">²³</span>

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