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how could it be free to rest on its eggs? It is subject to being killed and should have been executed. Rather, it must be a case where its verdict was not yet issued, and one is required to bring it to the court to fulfill through it the verse: “And you shall eradicate the evil from your midst” (De
§ With regard to the statement of the Mishnah that sacrificial birds are not included in the mitzva of sending away the mother bird from the nest, the Talmud asks: What are the circumstances of these sacrificial birds discussed in the Mishnah? If we say that the Mishnah is referring to a case where
Rather, perhaps the Mishnah is referring to a case where one merely saw a nest that did not belong to him, and he consecrated it. But this, too, is problematic: Is the nest consecrated in such a case? But God states: “When a man shall sanctify his house to be holy” (Leviticus 27:14), indicating tha
Rather, say that the Mishnah is referring to a case where one lifted the chicks, taking possession of them, and then consecrated them, and then returned them to the nest. But this too cannot be, as even with regard to non-sacred birds one is not obligated to send the mother away in such a case, as
The Talmud suggests: Rather, say that the Mishnah is referring to a case where one lifted the mother, taking possession of her, and then consecrated her, and thereafter returned her to the nest. The Talmud responds that this too cannot be, because he was initially obligated in the sending away of