Kommentar zu Bekhorot 2:5
רָחֵל שֶׁיָּלְדָה כְּמִין עֵז, וְעֵז שֶׁיָּלְדָה כְּמִין רָחֵל, פָּטוּר מִן הַבְּכוֹרָה. וְאִם יֵשׁ בּוֹ מִקְצָת סִימָנִין, חַיָּב:
Wenn ein Schaf [eine Kreatur, die wie eine Ziege aussieht] oder eine Ziege [eine Kreatur, die wie ein Schaf aussieht] zur Welt bringt, ist es von [den Verpflichtungen] des Erstgeborenen befreit. Wenn es einige Anzeichen seiner eigenen Art hat, ist es verpflichtet.
Bartenura on Mishnah Bekhorot
רחל שילדה כמין עז – even though that both of them are species they are liable for [the law] of the firstborn, nevertheless, if it is not similar to its mother, it is exempt from [the law] of the firstborn. As is it written (Numbers 18:17): “But the firstlings of cattle, [sheep or goats may not be redeemed; they are consecrated],” until it [the cattle/ox] and its first-born is a cattle/ox.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Bekhorot
If a ewe gave birth to what looked like a kid, or a [female] goat gave birth to what looked like a lamb, it is exempt from [the law of] the first born. As we learned in connection with the donkey, in order for the offspring to be liable for the law of the first born, it must be of the same species as its mother. If the offspring of a sheep looks like a goat, or the offspring of a goat looks like a sheep, it is exempt.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Bekhorot
ואם יש בו מקצת סימנים – that it is similar to its mother, until that it is recognized in them that it is from the same species, it is liable.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Bekhorot
But if it some of the signs of [its mother] it is liable [to the law of the first born]. If it looks a bit like its mother, then it is liable.
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