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like Ila in Yavne, whom the rabbis in Yavne permitted to take a wage of 4 issar for issuing a ruling concerning a small animal and 6 issar for issuing a ruling concerning a large animal. They permitted this provided that he would be paid whether it turned out that the firstborn was unblemished or w
Talmud: The Talmud asks: What is the reason that the rabbis in Yavne said that Ila could take a wage of 4 issar for issuing a ruling concerning a small animal but 6 issar for issuing a ruling concerning a large animal? The Talmud answers: Examining this one, a firstborn of a large animal, for blemi
§ The Mishnah teaches that one like Ila may take his wages provided that he would be paid whether it turns out that the firstborn is unblemished or whether it is blemished. The Talmud inquires: Granted, if the animal is blemished he takes his wages, because he deems the animal permitted to be slau
The Talmud challenges: If so, then in a situation where the examiner is paid either way, people might also state a similar claim with regard to one who rules that it is an unblemished animal. They may suspect that this animal is really blemished, and the reason that this expert did not deem it perm
Mishnah: In the case of one who takes his wages to judge cases, his rulings are void. In the case of one who takes wages to testify, his testimonies are void. With regard to one who takes wages to sprinkle the purification waters of the red heifer upon one who contracted impurity imparted by a co