Commentary for Yoma 117:3
וסבר ר' יוסי הגלילי הקפה ביד והא מדקתני סיפא ר' אליעזר אומר במקומו היה עומד ומחטא מכלל דתנא קמא לא סבירא ליה אלא מחוורתא כדשנינן מעיקרא מר סבר הקפה ביד ומר סבר הקפה ברגל
Surely, since the second part reads: R'Eliezer said: HE REMAINED IN HIS PLACE AND SPRINKLED,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the sprinkling was done by the circular movement of his hand.');"><sup>2</sup></span> it follows that the first Tanna did not hold so?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first Tanna (anonymous) of our Mishnah is R. Jose the Galilean, in accordance with his view in the Baraitha cited. Now since R. Eliezer, in disputing, states that the sprinkling was made by circular movements of the hand, it is obvious that R. Jose did not think so. Hence the statement 'All agree that the sprinkling was done by circular movement of the hand' is wrong.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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