Commentary for Zevachim 60:11

א"ל הוא שאל בי דבר חכמה ואת אמרת משנתינו לדידך דאתניתך תרתי לא קשיא לך

constitutes a mingling of intentions.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why praise it then as a question worthy of asking?');">¹⁷</span> Nevertheless he asked me a profound question, he replied, though you say that it is [implied in] our<big><b>MISHNAH:</b></big> Since I taught you both [cases], you find no difficulty.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I taught you both versions, viz., that he declares, 'as much as an olive . . as much as an olive'; or 'as much . . and as much', etc., and the controversy of R. Judah and the Rabbis applies to both. Hence, since the Mishnah teaches these, and not a twofold declaration in respect of the same piece, you rightly deduce that there obviously even R. Judah admits that we have a mingling of intentions.');">¹⁸</span>

Explore commentary for Zevachim 60:11. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.