Commentary for Yevamot 145:3

או דלמא חמור מקל יליף קל מחמור לא יליף

Is tithe deduced from the paschal lamb in the case of circumcision<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the Paschal lamb is forbidden to the uncircumcised so is also the second tithe. ');">⁶</span> as the paschal lamb is deduced from tithe in the case of the mourning of an onan,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. The prohibition of the second tithe to the onan is specifically referred to in Deut. XXVI, 14, while the prohibition to him of the Paschal lamb is arrived at by deduction from the former. ');">⁷</span> or may only the major [sanctity] be deduced from the minor but not the minor from the major [sanctity]? He replied. You have learned this: In respect of <i>terumah</i> and the first ripe fruits<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Bikkurim v. Glos. ');">⁸</span>

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