Related%20passage for Eruvin 55:1
אכל פוטיתא לוקה ארבע נמלה לוקה חמש צירעה לוקה שש ואם איתא פוטיתא נמי לילקי משום השרץ השורץ על הארץ
If a man ate an eel<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' ; 'young eel', v. Mak., Sonc. ed., P. 116, n. 8; it is a water insect smaller in size than an olive (Rashi a.l.) .');"><sup>1</sup></span> he [technically] incurs<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Despite its small size (v. previous note) .');"><sup>2</sup></span> flogging<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because it is a 'creature'.');"><sup>3</sup></span> on four counts;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is (i) a water insect, (ii) without fins and scales, (iii) forbidden by Lev. XI, 10-11 and (iv) ibid. 43.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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