Reference for Meilah 37:30
בבעלת מום עסקינן
- He retorted: Perhaps the gold was thrown about<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., treated with little care.');"><sup>19</sup></span> as your daughter in-law used to do. And besides, admitted this is not a case where there is enjoyment and immediate deterioration [of the used article], but [can you say] it will never deteriorate.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus lit.: When the rule of the Mishnah speaks of deterioration it can only mean immediate deterioration, for nothing remains unimpaired after a sufficiently long time.');"><sup>20</sup></span> IF ONE HAS DERIVED A BENEFIT FROM A SIN-OFFERING etc. Now, consider:, if this refers to an animal that has no blemish,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As it is to be offered upon the altar, whether it be fat or grows lean, any deterioration of the animal is irrelevant with regard to its purpose. Consequently it is to be compared to the case of the golden cup.');"><sup>21</sup></span> [do you not agree that] it would be analogous to the case of the golden cup? - Said R'Papa: It refers indeed to one with a blemish.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The offering is then to be redeemed, and any deterioration will express itself in the price offered for it.');"><sup>22</sup></span>