Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 160:4

ת"ר איזהו סריס חמה כל שהוא בן עשרים ולא הביא שתי שערות ואפילו הביא לאחר מכאן הרי הוא כסריס לכל דבריו ואלו הן סימניו כל שאין לו זקן ושערו לקוי ובשרו מחליק רשב"ג אומר משום רבי יהודה בן יאיר כל שאין מימיו מעלין רתיחות

in accordance with whose [view did he act]? [Was it] in accordance with that of Rabbi who maintains that [birth] may be delayed!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Would he agree with an individual, against the opinion of a majority? ');">¹⁰</span> — Since R. Simeon b. Gamaliel also maintains that [birth may] be delayed. he acted in agreement with a majority. For it was taught: R. Simeon b. Gamaliel said: Any human<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of an animal the period is eight days. ');">¹¹</span> child that lingers for thirty days can not be regarded as a miscarriage.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 36b, Shab. 135b, Nid. 44b. The child is assumed to be a seven-month one whose birth had been delayed and who is consequently viable. ');">¹²</span>

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