Mesorat%20hashas for Pesachim 144:4

ושאר כל הזבחים ששחטן לשום פסח אם אינן ראויין חייב ואם ראויין רבי אליעזר מחייב חטאת ורבי יהושע פוטר: מאן תנא דשני ליה בין ראויין לשאינן ראויין

Raba asked R. Nahman: What is R. Meir's opinion [where a man slaughters] hullin for the sake of a Passover? Said he to him: R. Meir declared him not liable even [if he slaughtered] hullin for the sake of a Passover. But R. Johanan said: R. Meir admitted [that he is liable] in the case of blemished [animals]? Blemished [animals] cannot be confused [for these] these can be confused, Is then R. Meir's reason because they can be confused or they cannot be confused; surely R. Bibi said in R. Eleazar's name, R. Meir declared him exempt even [if it was] a calf of a peace-offering sacrifice which he slaughtered in the name of a Passover-offering, which proves that R. Meir's reason is because he is pre-occupied with the [sacrificing of an animal]. - Said he to him, If he is pre-occupied [he is not liable] even if it cannot be confused; if it can be confused [he is not liable] even if he is not pre-occupied [with sacrificing], which excludes blemished [animals], which can neither be confused nor is he indeed pre-occupied [with the sacrificing of them].

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