Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 168:12

אמר רב יוסף אמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל לא הלכו בפקוח נפש אחר הרוב היכי דמי אי נימא דאיכא תשעה ישראל וכותי אחד בינייהו רובא ישראל נינהו (אלא) פלגא ופלגא ספק נפשות להקל

the child might be swept away by the water, but that does not apply in the case [of its falling into] the pit, because since it remains [stays] therein, one might have thought, one ma not [save it before obtaining permission], therefore it is necessary to refer to that. And if the teaching had confined itself to the case of the pit, [one would have thought, there no permission is required] because the child is terrified but in the case of a door closing upon it, one might sit outside and [amuse the child] by making a noise with nuts, therefore it was necessary [to include that too]. For what purposes is the 'extinguishing' and 'isolating' necessary? - Even for the benefit of another [neighbouring] court.

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