Mishnayos Shekalim Perek 7 Mishnah 4
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שקלים פרק ז׳ משנה ד׳
If an animal that is fit for the altar was found straying, from Jerusalem and as far as Migdal Eder, and similarly if it was found within that distance from Jerusalem in any other direction, it is presumed that the animal came from Jerusalem. Most of the animals in Jerusalem were designated for offerings, and presumably this one was as well. Males are presumed to be burnt-offerings, as only males are brought as burnt-offerings. Females are presumed to be peace-offerings, as it is permitted to bring a female peace-offering. Rabbi Yehuda says: An animal that is fit for the Paschal offering, i.e., a one-year-old male lamb or kid, is presumed to be a Paschal offering, provided that it was found within thirty days before the Festival of Passover.
בְּהֵמָה שֶׁנִּמְצֵאת מִירוּשָׁלַיִם וְעַד מִגְדַּל עֵדֶר, וּכְמִדָּתָהּ לְכָל רוּחַ, זְכָרִים, עוֹלוֹת. נְקֵבוֹת, זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, הָרָאוּי לִפְסָחִים, פְּסָחִים קֹדֶם לָרֶגֶל שְׁלשִׁים יוֹם:
Bartenura
זכרים עולות. שאנו תולין שיצאה מירושלים, ורוב זכרים שבירושלים הן עולות, ורוב נקבות זבחי שלמים:
הראוי לפסחים. זכר בן שנה מן הכשבים או מן העזים:
פסחים. והמוצאו מותר לו להקריבו לפסחו, ואם יבוא בעליו אחר כך יתן לו את דמיו:
קודם לרגל שלשים יום. משעה שמתחילין לדרוש בהלכות הפסח ואדם מפריש את פסחו. ואין הלכה כרבי יהודה:
זכרים עולות – for we assign that it (i.e., the animal) left from Jerusalem for most of the males that are in Jerusalem are burnt offerings, and most of the females are peace offering sacrifices.
הראוי לפסחים – a year-old male from the sheep or the goats.
פסחים – and he who finds it is permitted to him to offer it as his Passover offering. But if its owner comes afterwards, he should give him its monetary value.
קודם לרגל שלשים יום – from the time that they begin to expound upon the laws of Passover, and a person separates his Passover-offering. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Yehuda.