Commentary for Yevamot 143:12

אמר מר טומטום אינו אוכל בתרומה נשיו ועבדיו אוכלים נשיו לטומטום מנא ליה אילימא דקדיש דתניא טומטום שקידש קדושיו קדושין נתקדש קדושיו קדושין

An objection was raised: A <i>tumtum</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One whose sex is uncertain. V. Glos. ');">²⁹</span> may not eat <i>terumah</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though he is a priest. It is possible that an operation would reveal him to be a male who, prior to his circumcision, is forbidden to eat terumah. ');">³⁰</span> but his women<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At present this is assumed to mean wives. ');">³¹</span>

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