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In the prohibition from being animals for sacrifices the Torah informs us, on the contrary,
“And Yitro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and offerings for God” (Exodus 18:12). Yitro was not a Jew, and yet he brought offerings for God.
The Gemara answers: The incident with Yitro was also prior to the giving of the Torah.
The Gemara observes: Granted, this works out well according to the one who says that the incident with Yitro was prior to the giving of the Torah. But according to the one who says that the incident involving Yitro was after the giving of the Torah, what is there to say?
How could they accept offerings from him?
Rather, it must be that Yitro purchased the animals from a Jew.
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