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This is referring to a case where the prostitute first sacrificed the lamb as an offering, before she had sex with the man who gave it her. In this case, the lamb is not considered payment to a prostitute. The Talmud asks: What are the circumstances? If we say that the man transferred ownership of t
But rather, this must be referring to a case where he said to her: The lamb shall be acquired by you only at the time of sex, and yet she went ahead and sacrificed it beforehand. But in this case, can she legally sacrifice the lamb? God states: “And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy
The Talmud responds: No, it is necessary in a case where he said to her: The lamb shall be acquired by you only at the time of sex, but if you need it in the meantime, acquire it for yourself from now. The baraita teaches that in such a case the lamb is permitted to be sacrificed on the altar.
§ Rav Oshaya raises a dilemma: If she first consecrated the lamb before they had sex but had not yet sacrificed it, what is the halakha? The Talmud suggests: Resolve the dilemma from that which R' Elazar said, as R' Elazar said above: The baraita is referring to a case where the prostitute first sa
The Talmud responds: Rav Oshaya raises this inference itself as a dilemma, as follows: May one infer from R' Elazar’s statement that it is only if she sacrificed it before their sex and it is no longer in existence at the time of sex that it is permitted; but if she had merely consecrated it at the