Reference for Avodah Zarah 39:8

ור"מ ההוא לאקדומי נתינה דגר למכירה דעובד כוכבים ור' יהודה כיון דגר אתה מצווה להחיותו וכנעני אי אתה מצווה להחיותו להקדים לא צריך קרא:

And R. Meir? [He might reply that “or”] indicates that it is preferable to give it away to a stranger than to sell it to an idolater. And as to R. Judah? He might say that, since you are commanded to maintain a stranger but you are not commanded to maintain an idolaters no verse is needed to give [the stranger] preference.

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