Commentary for Yoma 169:9

תנו רבנן עד היכן הוא בודק עד חוטמו ויש אומרים עד לבו בדק ומצא עליונים מתים לא יאמר כבר מתו התחתונים מעשה היה ומצאו עליונים מתים ותחתונים חיים

R'Judah B'Lakish said: I heard that one may save a dead person out of a fire. Now even R'Judah B'Lakish says that only because<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Shab. 43b.');">¹²</span> 'a person is upset about a dead relative' and if you will not permit him [to save his dead] he will ultimately come to extinguish the fire, but here, if you do not permit it, what can he do?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There is no Biblical law he can transgress; he will but wait for the end of the Sabbath day to do this work.');">¹³</span>

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