Quoting%20commentary for Bava Metzia 172:8

א"כ לכתוב רך טוב מאי וטוב ש"מ לדרשה אימא תרי מדטוב לדרשה רך נמי לדרשה

— Since 'good' is for exegesis, 'tender' [too] is for the same purpose. Rabbah b. 'Ulla — others say, R. Hoshaia — and others again Say, R. Nathan son of R. Hoshaia objected: And he gave unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XVIII, 7; thus the singular is used. ');">¹⁴</span> — He gave each to one young man. [But is it not written] And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 8; thus there was only one young man. ');">¹⁵</span>

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