Reference for Bava Batra 285:6

דאמר רבי אילעא מנין לתורם מן הרע על היפה שתרומתו תרומה שנאמר (במדבר יח, לב) ולא תשאו עליו חטא בהרימכם את חלבו ממנו ואם אינו קדוש נשיאות חטא למה מכאן לתורם מן הרע על היפה שתרומתו תרומה

Hence [it follows] that if one separates a heave-offering from an inferior quality for [the redemption of] a superior quality, his offering is valid.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 84b, B.M. 56a. Since, as has been proved, an inferior quality may be used as a heave-offering for the redemption of a superior quality, a bitter cucumber might well be used as a heave-offering. Hence this case cannot be compared to that of possession that was given to a man and an ass where the ass cannot possibly be regarded as qualified to acquire ownership. ');">¹⁵</span> R. Mordecai said to R. Ashi: R. Iwya raised an objection [from the following Mishnah]: It once happened with five women, among whom there were two sisters. that a person gathered a basket of figs which were<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'was'. treating the figs as one unit, 'basket of figs'. ');">¹⁶</span> theirs and[which] were' [also of the fruit] of the Sabbatical year<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which are free to all. ');">¹⁷</span>

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