Mesorat%20hashas for Bekhorot 49:19

תולש חייב משום גוזז קוטם חייב משום מחתך ממרט חייב משום ממחק

R'Jose B'ha-Meshullam says: He may shear with scissors without fear?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That he is shearing dedicated animals, even if he shears other hairs as well. (Tosef. Parah I) . Consequently. where he does not intend to shear but merely to trim, it is permissible. for the unintentional results of an act are permitted. This remedy is only possible in this instance, but where the two hairs are wholly black, the Red Heifer is disqualified. Another version (Tosaf.) is: The roots are black and the heads are red and it teaches us that although the outside is all red yet it requires trimming.');">¹³</span>

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