Commentary for Yevamot 143:6

מיתיבי משוך צריך שימול מדרבנן ודקארי לה מאי קארי לה הא צריך קתני

An objection was raised: The <i>mashuk</i> requires to be [re-] circumcised!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. Shah. XVI; presumably in accordance with Pentateuchal law. ');">¹⁴</span> — Only by Rabbinical ordinance. But he who raised the objection on what ground did he raise it, when it was definitely stated 'requires'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which implies a Rabbinical provision only. A Pentateuchal law would have read, 'the mashuk is regarded as an uncircumcised person'. ');">¹⁵</span>

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