Quoting%20commentary for Bekhorot 80:66

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In one case [the yabeleth] has hair on it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Therefore although it is in the white part, since there is hair on the yabeleth it is not acceptable for a sacrifice.');">³²</span> in the other, it has no hai on it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Therefore the rule of the Mishnah stands that blemishes do not disqualify in the white part of the eye. Our Mishnah here however which declares a yabeleth to be a real blemish refers to a case where it is in the black part of the eye, even without a bone, while the scriptural text refers to where there is a bone; consequently both on the body and in the eye, a yabeleth constitutes a blemish.');">³³</span> ITS ONE EYE WAS ABNORMALLY LARGE etc. A Tanna taught: 'Large' means as large as that of a calf, and 'small' means as small as that of a goose. ITS ONE EAR WAS ABNORMALLY LARGE etc. And the Rabbis,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who do not agree with Rabbi Judah in connection with the case of one ball being as large as two of the other (Rashi) .');">³⁴</span> what is their limit?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How small may its companion stone be and still not be regarded as a blemish.');">³⁵</span> - It was taught, Others say: Even if the second stone is only the size of a bean, it is permitted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But if it is less, then it is a blemish.');">³⁶</span> <big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>IF THE TAIL OF A [FIRSTBORN] CALF DOES NOT REACH THE 'ARKUB<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Explained later in the GEMARA:');">³⁷</span> , [IT IS A BLEMISH]. THE SAGES SAID: THE GROWTH OF ALL CALVES IS IN THIS MANNER.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To reach the 'arkub, and if not, it is a blemish, Another version (Tosaf. Yom Tob.) is that the tail does not usually reach the 'arkub and therefore if it is short of the 'arkub, it is not a blemish.');">³⁸</span> AS LONG AS [THE ANIMALS] GROW, THE TAILS ALSO EXTEND [BELOW]. WHICH ARKUB MENTIONED IS MEANT? R'HANINA. B. ANTIGONUS SAYS: THE 'ARKUB IN THE THIGH.

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