Commentary for Zevachim 73:5

דתנן ברך ברכת הפסח פטר את של זבח

As for R. Ishmael, who makes the whole verse refer to a firstling, it is well: hence it is written, And the flesh of them shall be thine. But according to R. Jose the Galilean, who makes it refer to the tithe and the Passover-offering too, [surely] the tithe and the Passover-offering are eaten by their owners; what then is the meaning of 'And the flesh of them shall be thine'? - [The plural intimates,] whether it be whole or blemished,

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