Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Pesachim 167:14

רבי יעקב אומר לא מן השם הוא זה אלא משום דהוה ליה לאו שאין בו מעשה ואין לוקין עליו אלא שובר בטמא מנלן דאמר קרא (שמות יב, מו) ועצם לא תשברו בו בו בכשר ולא בפסול

Did then R'Johanan say, '[With regard to] sinews which would ultimately harden, one nay register for them in the Passover-offering', which shows that we decide by the present? Surely Resh Lakish asked R'Johanan: 'Can the skin of the head of a tender [sucking] goat be defiled'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At present it is edible, but not when the goat grows older. Can it be defiled as food, since it can now be eaten, or not, since it will ultimately harden.');"><sup>11</sup></span>

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