Reference for Menachot 73:8

איני והתני רמי בר חמא מתוך שנאמר (במדבר יח, טו) פדה תפדה את בכור האדם שומע אני אפילו נטרף בתוך ל' ת"ל

An old man came forward and ruled that he must give [the priest] ten sela's. But this is not so! For Rami B'Hama learnt: From the verse. The firstborn of man thou shalt surely redeem,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 15. vphry');">¹²</span> I might conclude that this would apply even when the firstborn was rendered trefah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. , afflicted with a fatal organic disease This is R. Tam's interpretation; according to Rashi, the child was killed.');">¹³</span> within thirty days [of his birth]. Scripture therefore added,

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