Commentary for Yevamot 208:12
אמר ר"ע לא מעכבא מאחין איפסלא
If it be suggested [that it is that of] R. Akiba, it may be objected:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'now'. ');"><sup>29</sup></span> If R. Akiba said that it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The act of spitting. ');"><sup>30</sup></span> was not indispensable<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which shews what little significance R. Akiba attaches to this part of the ceremony. ');"><sup>31</sup></span>
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