Commentary for Yevamot 30:11

קבעו מיניה צרות וקפשיט ליה בני צרות תרתי קא בעי מיניה צרות מאי ואם תמצי לומר צרות כבית הלל בני צרות דבית הלל לב"ש מהו

did not so act, why did he say, 'I fear'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' No one could possibly resent his decision since no one would be adversely affected by it. Cf. supra p. 83, n. 10, final clause. ');">¹⁹</span> But even if it be granted that they did act [according to their rulings], what [cause had he for saying,] 'I fear'? Surely R. Joshua said that a bastard was only he who was a descendant of one of those who are subject to capital punishments which are within the jurisdiction of the <i>Beth din</i>!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Infra 49a. Now, even if he had decided in favour of Beth Hillel no one would have been degraded thereby to the level of a bastard. Why then was he afraid? ');">²⁰</span>

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