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The Mishnah is also precisely formulated, as it states that R' Meir says: Since it was slaughtered not according to the ruling of an expert, it is prohibited. Conclude from this wording that R' Meir penalizes him for not showing it to an expert. In other words, this indicates that the animal is dee
A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: The baraita states: Due to the blemishes on the cornea, which change. But does this mean that all blemishes on the cornea of the eye definitely change after the death of the animal? Or perhaps there are some that change after death and there are others that do
The Talmud asks: What is the practical difference of this dilemma? The Talmud explains: The difference is with regard to contradicting witnesses who claim that the animal had the identical blemishes in its eye when it was alive. If you say that all corneas change after the death of the animal, they
The Talmud answers: Come and hear a baraita, as Rabba bar bar Ḥana says: R' Yoshiya from Usha told me: Come and I will show you the corneas that change. Since he said to him: Come and I will show you those that change, one can conclude by inference there are some corneas that change after death and
§ The Mishnah teaches: In a case involving one who is not an expert, and he examined the firstborn animal and it was slaughtered on the basis of his ruling, that animal must be buried, and the non-expert must pay compensation to the priest from his property. The Talmud asks: Shall we say that we l