Commentary for Yevamot 142:3

לא עדיף יום הבראתו מיום הולדו דאילו יום הולדו לא בעינן מעת לעת ואילו יום הבראתו בעינן מעת לעת

in respect of the day of his recovery a full period is required.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'from time to time. If the child, for instance, recovered in the afternoon, circumcision may not be performed before the same hour on the afternoon of the eighth day. If this day happens to be the Passover Eve, the child is not fit for circumcision at the time of the preparation though he may be fit at the time of eating. ');">¹</span> R. Papa replied:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is possible for a child to be unfit for circumcision at the time of the preparation of the Paschal lamb and yet be fit at the time of eating. ');">⁴</span>

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