Chullin 102
ואי ס"ד יש בו משום ריסוקי אברים איקרי כאן מבשרו ולא מחמת אונסו
Now if there was any ground to fear [that the passage through the womb might cause] a lesion of the internal organs, then [surely he should not convey such uncleanness, for] the rule of the verse should be applied here: Out of his flesh,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XV, 2.');"><sup>1</sup></span>
הכא במאי עסקינן
but not by reason of an accident!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Zabin II. 2. Any issue in a person caused by an accident or injury does not produce the uncleanness which normally results from an issue. Now if there is any apprehension that a child, whilst passing through the womb, might suffer an injury, he should not then convey uncleanness by reason of his issue, for it might have been caused by an accidental injury in birth.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
כגון שיצא דרך דופן
- It may be dealing there with the case of a child that was extracted from the side of his mother.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By a Caesarean operation, the child not having passed through the womb.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
ת"ש
Come and hear: A calf that was born on a festival may be slaughtered [the same day] on the festival!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Bez. 6b. The prohibition of mukzeh does not apply, for the dam as well as its young were designated for food on the Festival, v. supra 14a. There is evidently no apprehension whatsoever of an internal injury caused during calving.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
ושוין שאם נולד הוא ומומו עמו שזה מן המוכן
R'Simeon admits<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Nid. 400. There is a dispute there between R. Simeon and the Rabbis on the question whether a child that had been extracted from the side of its mother by means of an operation is to be regarded as a child 'born', entailing all those conditions of uncleanness upon the mother as stated in Lev. XII, or not. They are, however, in agreement with regard to consecrated animals, that an animal so extracted has no sanctity whatsoever, for it is expressly prohibited as a sacrifice by the interpretation of Lev. XXII. 27; v. supra 38b.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
ה"נ שיצא דרך דופן דרך דופן מי קדוש
that it planted its hoofs on the ground.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In an attempt to stand. This is a sufficient indication that it has not sustained an internal injury at birth; v. infra.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
בית המטבחים אין בו משום ריסוקי אברים
Thereupon the Rabbis asked him, Whence do you know this?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That there is no apprehension whatsoever of any lesion to an internal organ caused by the fall.');"><sup>10</sup></span>
מנא לך הא
Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: If the animal [after a fall] stood up, it need not be kept alive for twenty-four hours, but it certainly must be examined [against an internal injury].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It may be slaughtered immediately but the organs that might have been affected by the fall, e.g., the spinal cord and also the ribs and the intestines, must be examined for any injury.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
א"ר יהודה אמר רב
R'Jeremiah B'Aba said in the name of Rab, If it stretched out its fore-leg to stand, even though it did not stand, [it is though it had stood]; or if it moved its hind leg to walk, even though it did not walk, [it is as though it had walked].
הלכה אינה צריכה בדיקה
The law is: If it accidentally fell from the roof and stood up but did not walk, it must be examined [against an internal injury], but it need not be kept alive for twenty-four hours; if it walked, it needs no examination.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Asheri the ruling in the text does not form part of the GEMARA: Rashal deletes the passage.');"><sup>12</sup></span>
רב חייא בר אשי אמר
Amemar said in the name of R'Dimi of Nehardea: The examination of which the Rabbis have spoken in the case of a fall must be carried out in the region of the intestines.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The intestines and the various stomachs must be examined for any perforation or laceration.');"><sup>13</sup></span>
ורב חסדא אמר
Rab Judah said in the name of Samuel: Where a bird was thrown with force upon water it is sufficient if it swam the length of its body.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This corresponds to walking in the case of cattle. There is no longer any fear that the bird was injured Internally and it may be slaughtered immediately');"><sup>15</sup></span>
צריכה בדיקה כנגד בית החלל כולו
Likewise if the sheet was folded double,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A sheet which is folded cannot be stretched quite taut, and therefore it would not cause any injury to the bird.');"><sup>20</sup></span>
א"ל
[If a bird fell] on flax<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reason generally in all these cases is that if the substance is hard or closely packed, a bird falling thereon would sustain internal injuries, but if the pile is soft or loose, the bird would not sustain any injuries.');"><sup>21</sup></span>
גלימא מתיח חיישינן דלא מתיח לא חיישינן עוף ומעופף לא חיישינן
On sifted ashes, we must apprehend an injury;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For when it is piled up in a heap it cakes and hardens and would cause an injury to the bird.');"><sup>22</sup></span>