Mesorat%20hashas for Chullin 140:23

אלא איזה זה זה עובר שבטמאה טמא ובטהורה טהור

But since this has been derived from the verse adduced by R'Nahman B'Isaac, to what purpose do I put the verse stated by R'Isaac? - Were it not for the verse stated by R'Isaac, I might have said that the entire verse [adduced by R'Nahman B'Isaac] is employed for the purpose of Rabbi's teaching;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra 72a. Since the verse Lev. V. 2, adduced by R. Nahman b. Isaac, is required for Rabbi's exposition, the only guiding rule in the law of uncleanness of beasts is that contained in Lev. XI, 39, where by reason of the analogy implied in that verse clean and unclean cattle are placed on the same footing.');">¹⁴</span>

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