שור או כשב או עז. נקראים על שם סופם כמו ובגדי ערומים תפשיט. יומת המת כי יפול הנופל או הטעם זכר המין: WHEN A BULLOCK, OR A SHEEP, OR A GOAT. The newborn animals are called by what they ultimately become. Compare, And stripped the naked42Scripture refers to the one who is to be stripped as naked, even though he is not naked until stripped. of their clothing (Job 22:6); “the dead43Scripture refers to the one who is to be put to death as “dead.” We thus see that Scripture refers to people or things by what they ultimately become. shall be put to death”44Translated literally. (Deut. 17:6); “for the one who falls shall fall from it”45Translated literally (Deut. 22:8). On the other hand, Scripture may have been referring to the name of the species.46When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat is brought forth means when an animal that belongs to the species of bullock, sheep, or goat is born.
וטעם ומיום השמיני. כמו הנמול עד המרובע: [BUT FROM THE EIGHTH DAY AND THENCEFORTH.] Like a child that is circumcised, that is, until a quarter of the month has passed.47See I.E. on Lev. 12:2 and the notes thereto.
והלאה. אחריו והעד חץ יהונתן: THENCEFORTH. Hale’ah (thenceforth) means afterwards. The arrow of Jonathan is proof.48Jonathan referred to his arrow as being beyond (hale’ah) the young man. See I Sam 20:22.