Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 227:6

אלא טעמא דדמאי הא ודאי בעא לעשורי והאמר ר' יוחנן בעושה על דעת אביו אלא רבי יוחנן ספוקי מספקא ליה קאי הכא מדחי קאי הכא מדחי

The reason, then,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why the child is not prevented from the consumption of the fruit mentioned. ');">²⁴</span> is because [the fruit was] <i>demai</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H], land produce belonging to an 'am ha-arez (v. Glos.), since the prohibition of such produce is due to suspicion only. It is not certain that the prescribed dues were not given by the 'am ha-arez. ');">²³</span> but [had its prohibition been] certain<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If, for instance, it had been definitely known that it had not been tithed. ');">²⁵</span> it would have been necessary to tithe it;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Before the child could be allowed to eat of it. ');">²⁶</span> but, surely [it may be objected] R. Johanan said<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra, in explanation of the citation from Shab. 121a. ');">²⁷</span>

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