Commentary for Zevachim 86:5

אמר רבא על ידי מקוה קאמרינן מידי מקוה כתיב אלא אמר רב פפא בבשר שלמים עסקינן דלא חזי להקרבה

A Master said: 'Rabbi said: "And eat" [shews that] Scripture speaks of uncleanness of the person.' How does this imply it? - Said Raba, Every text which R. Isaac b. Abudimi, and every Mathnitha [Baraitha] which Ze'iri did not explain, are not explained. Thus did R. Isaac b. Abudimi say: Since the Writ commences in the feminine form and ends in the feminine, while [it employs] the masculine form in the middle, the Writ must speak of uncleanness of the person. <br>

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