## Bekhorot Daf 21b

###### Bekhorot 21b:1
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וְהָתַנְיָא: רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן: מְחוּסַּר זְמַן נִכְנָס לַדִּיר לְהִתְעַשֵּׂר, וַהֲרֵי הֵן כִּבְכוֹר — מָה בְּכוֹר קָדוֹשׁ לִפְנֵי זְמַנּוֹ וְקָרֵב לְאַחַר זְמַנּוֹ, אַף מְחוּסַּר זְמַן קָדוֹשׁ לִפְנֵי זְמַנּוֹ וְקָרֵב לְאַחַר זְמַנּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara adds: **And** in fact **it is taught** in a *baraita* that **Rabbi Shimon ben Yehuda says in the name of Rabbi Shimon:** An animal **whose time has not yet** arrived **enters the pen to be tithed. And** these animals **are like a firstborn: Just as a firstborn** is **consecrated before its time and** is **sacrificed after its time, so too,** an animal **whose time has not yet** arrived is **consecrated before its time and sacrificed after its time.**


###### Bekhorot 21b:2
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וְאַדְּיָלֵיף מִבְּכוֹר, נֵילַיף מִקֳּדָשִׁים? מִסְתַּבְּרָא מִבְּכוֹר הֲוָה לֵיהּ לְמֵילַף, שֶׁכֵּן: גּוֹאֵל, מוּם, תְּמוּרַת, אֲכִילָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara raises a difficulty: **But** rather **than deriving** the *halakha* of tithed animals **from the firstborn let one derive** it **from sacrificial** animals, which cannot be consecrated before their time arrives. The Gemara answers that **it is reasonable** to claim **it would be** appropriate **for one to derive** the *halakha* of tithed animals **from the firstborn, as** they have the following four aspects in common: First, unlike sacrificial animals, one cannot **redeem** a firstborn or a tithed animal even if it develops a blemish. Second, **a blemish** does not prevent them from being imbued with sanctity. Third, an animal that was rendered **a substitute** for a firstborn or a tithed animal is not sacrificed. Finally, they are **consumed** without having been redeemed, whereas other sacrificial animals must be redeemed first.


###### Bekhorot 21b:3
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אַדְּרַבָּה, מִקֳּדָשִׁים הֲוָה לֵיהּ לְמֵילַף, שֶׁכֵּן זָכָר, קָדוֹשׁ, בְּמַתָּנוֹת, פָּשׁוּט. אֶלָּא רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן ״הַעֲבָרָה״ ״הַעֲבָרָה״ גְּמִיר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara responds: **On the contrary, it would be** appropriate **for one to derive** the *halakha* of tithed animals **from sacrificial** animals, **as** they have the following in common: First, unlike firstborn animals, both tithed and consecrated animals are not limited to **males.** Second, both are sanctified by human action rather than intrinsically **consecrated.** Additionally, they are not included among the **gifts** to the priest. Finally, both begin life as **regular** animals rather than as animals with the unique status of being born first. The Gemara accepts this objection: **Rather, Rabbi Shimon derives** the *halakha* from a verbal analogy between the term: “You shall **pass”** (Exodus 13:12), written with regard to the firstborn, and the term: “Whatsoever **passes** under the rod” (Leviticus 27:32), stated with regard to tithed animals.


###### Bekhorot 21b:4
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הֵיכִי דָּמֵי טִינּוּף? אָמַר רָבָא, כִּדְאָמְרִי רָעֲוָתָא: דְּצָלְתָּא אֲצַר חֵיוְתָא. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: בַּעְבּוּעֵי דִּדְמָא. וְצָרִיךְ לְהַרְאוֹתוֹ לְחָכָם. חָכָם מְנָא יָדַע? אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: רוֹעֶה חָכָם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches that a murky discharge is evidence of an offspring and exempts any future offspring from being counted a firstborn. The Gemara asks: **What is considered a murky discharge** that exempts future offspring from firstborn status? **Rava says: As the shepherds say: A murky [*detzalta*]** discharge from the womb is an indicator of a fetus that **the animal suppressed** in its womb. **And Shmuel says:** It is **bubbles of blood.** The Gemara adds: **And one must show** the discharge **to a Sage [*ḥakham*]** in order to determine its status. The Gemara asks: **A Sage? From where would he know** how to determine its nature? **Rav Pappa says:** The reference is to **a knowledgeable [*ḥakham*] shepherd,** who is familiar with the different types of discharge an animal can produce.


###### Bekhorot 21b:5
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אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: הֲרֵי אָמְרוּ יְצִירַת הַוָּולָד בָּאִשָּׁה אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם. בָּעֵי רַב חִסְדָּא: בִּבְהֵמָה בְּכַמָּה? אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב פָּפָּא לְאַבָּיֵי: לָאו הַיְינוּ דִּזְעֵירִי, דְּאָמַר זְעֵירִי: אֵין טִינּוּף פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם? הַהוּא לְקַבֵּל אִיתְּמַר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ḥisda says: They said the formation of a fetus in a woman** takes **forty days. Rav Ḥisda** therefore **asks: In an animal, how many** days does it take for the fetus to form? **Rav Pappa said to Abaye: Isn’t this** question resolved by that **which Ze’eiri said, as Ze’eiri said: A murky discharge** occurs **no less than thirty days** after conception? The Gemara explains: No; **that was stated with regard to** the thirty days after expulsion of a murky discharge, during which a female does not **show receptivity to** a male and does not become pregnant. The Gemara leaves Rav Ḥisda’s inquiry unresolved.


###### Bekhorot 21b:6
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מָצִינוּ לוֹקֵחַ מִגּוֹי, לוֹקֵחַ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל מַאי? אָמַר רַב: בְּכוֹר וַדַּאי, דְּאִם אִיתָא דְּבִכְּרָה — אִישְׁתַּבּוֹחֵי הֲוָה מִישְׁתַּבַּח לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **We found** that the mishna discusses the *halakha* of one **who purchases** an animal **from a gentile.** The Gemara asks: **What** is the *halakha* with regard to **one who purchases** an animal **from a Jew** and it is unknown whether the animal had previously given birth? **Rav says:** Its offspring is **a definite firstborn, as if it is so that it had** previously **given birth to a firstborn,** the owner **would have boasted to** the buyer about the fact that he would not have to give its offspring to a priest.


###### Bekhorot 21b:7
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וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: בְּכוֹר סָפֵק, סָבַר לִשְׁחִיטָה קָא בָעֵי לֵיהּ. וְרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר: חוּלִּין וַדָּאִין, מַאי טַעְמָא? אִם אִיתָא דְּלֹא בִּכְּרָה, כֵּיוָן דְּאִיכָּא אִיסּוּרָא, אוֹדוֹעֵי הֲוָה מוֹדַע לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel says:** The **firstborn** status of its offspring is **uncertain,** as even if it had previously given birth the seller **thinks** the buyer **wants it for slaughter,** and therefore he does not bother informing him of its status. **And Rabbi Yoḥanan says:** Its offspring is **certainly a non-sacred** animal. **What is the reason? If it is so that it had not** previously **given birth, since there is a prohibition** involved, it can be assumed that the seller **would have notified** the buyer of the animal’s status.


###### Bekhorot 21b:8
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תַּנְיָא כְּוָותֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן, דְּאָמַר חוּלִּין: אִם לֹא הוֹדִיעוֹ — הוֹלֵךְ וְשׁוֹחֵט וְאֵינוֹ נִמְנָע. לֵימָא תֶּיהְוֵי תְּיוּבְתָּא דְּרַב וּשְׁמוּאֵל? הָתָם בְּמוֹכֵר תַּלְיָא מִילְּתָא, הָכָא בְּלוֹקֵחַ תַּלְיָא מִילְּתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara notes: It **is taught** in a *baraita* **in accordance with** the opinion **of Rabbi Yoḥanan, who says** the offspring is **non-sacred:** With regard to the prohibition against slaughtering a mother and its offspring in the same day, **if** the seller **did not inform** the buyer that the mother or offspring of the animal he is purchasing was sold earlier that day, the buyer may **go and slaughter the animal and he** need **not refrain** from doing so. **Shall we say this** *baraita* is **a conclusive refutation of** the opinions of **Rav and Shmuel?** The Gemara rejects this suggestion: **There,** with regard to slaughtering a mother and its offspring, **the matter is dependent upon the seller,** as it is his responsibility to notify the buyer. **Here,** in the case of a firstborn, **the matter is dependent upon the buyer,** and it is his responsibility to inquire about the animal’s status.


###### Bekhorot 21b:9
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**מַתְנִי׳** רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר: בְּהֵמָה גַּסָּה שֶׁשָּׁפְעָה חֲרָרַת דָּם, הֲרֵי זוֹ תִּקָּבֵר, וּפְטוּרָה מִן הַבְּכוֹרָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya’akov says:** In the case of **a large animal that expelled a mass of** congealed **blood, that** mass **must be buried.** The reason is that perhaps there was a male fetus there which was consecrated as a firstborn when it emerged, **and** the animal **is exempt from** having any future offspring counted **a firstborn.**


###### Bekhorot 21b:10
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**גְּמָ׳** תָּנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּיא: אֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה לֹא בְּמַגָּע וְלֹא בְּמַשָּׂא. וּמֵאַחַר דְּאֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה לֹא בְּמַגָּע וְלֹא בְּמַשָּׂא, אַמַּאי תִּקָּבֵר?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **Rabbi Ḥiyya teaches:** That mass of congealed blood **does not impart** ritual **impurity, neither through** physical **contact nor through carrying** it. The Gemara asks: **But since does not impart impurity, neither through contact nor through carrying,** which indicates that it is not considered a fetus, **why** must it be **buried?**