Well, I'm not about to become a Talmudic schollar . .
. . especially since it's dangerous (composer Charles Valentin Morhange (Alkan) was crushed by a heavy bookcase while reaching for a volume of the Talmud).
Consequently, I will take your word (with a grain of salt) that the Talmud weasel words around the literal text to satisfy modern sensibilities.
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