Quoting%20commentary for Pesachim 197:5
<br><br><big><strong>הדרן עלך מי שהיה טמא וסליקא לה פסח שני</strong></big><br><br>
- Said R'Johanan: You may even say [that it agrees with] R'Judah. Since R'Judah said, One may not slaughter the Passover-offering for a single person, then from the outset he stood to register another with himself, and he [the newly-registered person] is accounted as one of the [original] members of the company. R'Ashi said: Our Mishnah too proves this, for it teaches, SIMILARLY, IF THERE ARE FIVE COMPANIES CONSISTING OF FIVE MEMBERS EACH: thus,only of five [each], but not [if some consist] of five and [others of] four; is not[the reason] because one of the [original] members of the company does not remain with it?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If it consisted of less than five, and one joins each other's company. For if it were unnecessary for all original member to remain, the Mishnah could teach that whatever the number of original members, each company increases itself to five and then does as stated.');"><sup>6</sup></span> This proves it. M I S H N A H.
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