Bechoros Chart #7

Chart for Bechoros Daf 21a

THE ARGUMENT BETWEEN REBBI SHIMON AND THE TANA KAMA ACCORDING TO RASHI AND TOSFOS

(A)
RASHI'S FIRST
EXPLANATION
(B)
RASHI'S
SECOND EXPLANATION
(C)
RASHI'S
THIRD EXPLANATION
(D)
TOSFOS
1 "WITHIN A YEAR" --
OF WHAT?
Tinuf Her own birth Tinuf Her own birth
2 "THEY ARGUE ABOUT ZE'IRI'S LAW" -- WHICH ANIMAL HAD "TINUF"? Daughters Mother Daughters Mother (1)
Daughters (2)
3 WHEN DID THE "TINUF" OCCUR? At the end of 6 months after birth At the start of the 7th month At the start of the 7th month (3) At birth of mother (1)
At birth of daughters (2)
4 WHAT DO WE INFER FROM R. SHIMON'S WORDS? "b'Soch Shenasah" implies long before the end of the year He does not specify that each daughter bore 3 more children "b'Soch Shenasah" implies within 12 months (and not during the leap month) "she'Israh Toch Shenasah" implies that the mother was also part of the Ma'aser count
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FOOTNOTES:

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(1) Tosfos' first explanation.

(2) Tosfos' second explanation.

(3) The only difference between Rashi's first and third explanations is one day.

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