Mesorat%20hashas for Meilah 36:28

אי מה חטא האמור בתרומה

From whence [further] do we know [that edibles can combine] if one eats one portion on one day and the other on the following, or if even a longer period has elapsed between the two meals? The text therefore reads: 'Commit a trespass', whatever the form may be. But [why not draw the following comparison]: Just as with the word 'sin' mentioned in connection with terumah the deterioration and the enjoyment is simultaneous,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the reference is to eating.');">¹⁹</span> [so also with the word sin used in connection with sacrilege]; whence do we know then [that the Law of Sacrilege applies] when one has eaten [of consecrated food] himself and has given to his fellow to eat, even though after an interval of three years? The text therefore reads: 'Commit a trespass', whatever the form may be. But [why not deduct as follows]: Just as with the word 'sin' mentioned in connection with terumah

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