Commentary for Yevamot 143:18

השתא ספק ערל לא אכיל ודאי ערל אכיל מה טעם קאמר מה טעם טומטום אינו אוכל בתרומה מפני שספק ערל הוא וערל אינו אוכל לא בתרומה ולא בקדשים

According to Abaye, this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The mention of the tumtum in this, as well as in the first clause. ');">⁴⁶</span> is quite correct, since the first clause speaks of the certainly non-circumcised person<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Where the testes may be externally distinguished. ');">⁴⁷</span> while the final clause speaks of the doubtful one; according to Raba, however, what need was there for the mention of the <i>tumtum</i> in the final clause? — The meaning of<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit.,'what is'. ');">⁴⁸</span>

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