Commentary for Zevachim 38:11
ואידך מ"ט לא אמר מהאי מיבעי ליה לכדרבי יוסי ברבי חנינא דאמר רבי יוסי ברבי חנינא כל כיור שאין בו כדי לקדש ארבעה כהנים ממנו אין מקדשין בו שנאמר ורחצו ממנו משה ואהרן ובניו:
that which is indispensable in the case of his sons is indispensable in his own case; while that which is not indispensable in the case of his sons is not indispensable in his own case. Why does R'Jonathan not deduce it from the text quoted by Hezekiah? - He can answer you: That is written [to shew that the law holds good] for all generations.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not to provide an analogy.');"><sup>17</sup></span>
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