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דמאספורק: בית שמאי אוסרין, ובית הלל מתירין. מאי טעמיה דבית שמאי? אמר קרא: ״גם שניהם״ – לרבות שינוייהם. ובית הלל – אמר קרא: ״הם״ – ולא שינוייהם.
of Asporak: Beit Shammai prohibit sacrificing these items and Beit Hillel permit doing so. The Talmud clarifies: What is the reason of Beit Shammai? The Talmud answers: The verse states: “You should not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the House of YHWH your God for any vow; for even both of these are an abomination to YHWH your God” (Deuteronomy 23:19). The word “even” is an amplification, which serves to include in the prohibition these items in their changed form. And what is the reason of Beit Hillel? The verse states “these” to emphasize that the prohibition applies only to these items in their initial form, but not in their changed form.
ובית שמאי, הא כתיב ״הם״! ההוא מיבעי ליה ״הם״ – ולא ולדותיהם. ובית הלל – תרתי שמעת מינה. ״הם״ ולא שינוייהם, ״הם״ ולא ולדותיהם.
The Talmud asks: And according to Beit Shammai, isn’t the word “these” written in the verse, indicating an exclusion? The Talmud responds: Beit Shammai requires that word to indicate that “these” items are forbidden, but not the offspring of animals given as payment to the prostitute. The Talmud asks: And according to Beit Hillel, what is the source of that halakha? The Talmud answers: According to Beit Hillel, you learn two halakhot from this word, as follows: “These” items are forbidden in their initial form but not in their changed form, and “these” items are forbidden but not their offspring.
ובית הלל נמי, הכתיב: ״גם״! ״גם״ לבית הלל קשיא.
The Talmud asks: And according to Beit Hillel as well, isn’t the word “even” written in the verse, indicating an amplification? The Talmud answers: Indeed, the word “even” is difficult for Beit Hillel. It is not clear how they would interpret that word.