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דף ב,א משנה

The holiest of holy offerings that are slaughtered in the south which is the wrong location for them We apply the laws of misappropriation to them anyway Here are other examples of invalid sacrifices to which we apply the laws of misappropriation anyway: Those that are slaughtered in the south, but their blood is gathered in the north; Those that are slaughtered in the north, but their blood is gathered in the south; Those that were slaughtered during the day, and their blood was sprinkled at night; Those that were slaughtered at night, and their blood was sprinkled during the day; Or if it was slaughtered with the intent to eat it outside its time or outside its place We apply the laws of misappropriation to them all. R' Yehoshua said: Any offering which had even a single hour when it was permitted to the priests We do not apply the laws of misappropriation to it. But any offering which did not have an hour when it was permitted to the priests We do apply the laws of misappropriation to it. What is an example of one which had an hour when it was permitted to the priests? One which is left overnight, or which became tamei, or was brought outside the Temple And what is an example of one which did not have an hour when it was permitted to the priests? One which was slaughtered with the invalid intent to eat it outside its time or outside its place Or invalid ones e.g. priests with a blemish collected or sprinkled its blood

דף ב,א גמרא

The tanna teaches: The holiest of holy offerings Those that are slaughtered in the south We apply the laws of misappropriation to them This is obvious! So why was it taught? Because the following proposal might tempt you to err: Just because they was slaughtered in the south I should exclude them from the jurisdiction of the laws of misappropriation?!? It is necessary to teach this For it might have entered your mind that I would say: Because Ulla said that R' Yochanan said Sanctified animals that die become exempt from lit: go out from the hands of the laws of misappropriation, So says the Torah. Here, too The holiest of holy offerings ___??? south is compared to one that was strangled and therefore you might think it is exempt from the laws of misappropriation. Come and learn from this. Sacrifices that died do not have any status lit: ??? at all but the south side of the altar while it is not appropriate for the holiest of sacrifices but it is appropriate for simple sacrifices. Why do I need ??? all Behold! It was necessary to teach both, because otherwise you might err when extending one to the other. If it was a Tanna taught: One that was slaughtered in the south, but its blood was gathered in the north. Here in this case, for there is in them? the laws of misappropriation of sacred things Because its collection of the blood occurred in the north. But: One that was slaughtered in the north but its blood was gathered in the south. Since he accepted the blood in the south it is excluded from the jurisdiction of the laws of misappropriation and if a Tanna taught: This ??? daytime is the time for the drawing near But if he slaughtered it at night and sprinkled the blood by day --- nighttime is not the time of the drawing near and hey, he slaughtered it at night! ??? something the laws of misappropriation of sacred things and if a Tanna taught: if he slaughtered it at night ??? since he accepted the blood by day it is subject to the laws of misappropriation But if he slaughtered it by day and sprinkled its blood at night since that is not the time for the sacrifies it is equivalent in value to one that had been strangled and it is not subject to the laws of misappropriation. Come and hear from this. ??? Sacrifices that are invalid because at the time of their offering, the priest's intent was to eat of of their flesh Outside its designated time or outside its designated place Of what use are they? Because and try to calm ???

דף ב,ב גמרא

They posed this difficulty: If they ascended, were they permitted to ??? descend? Rava said: If they ascended, they were permitted to descend Rav Yosef said: If they ascended, they did not descend According to the opinion of R' Yehudah No. ??? to you That the whole world doesn't disagree. That if they ascended, they descended. Because specifically, where they disagree is this: According to R' Shimon (And Rav Yosef is like R' Shimon) Rava said to him: Up to this point, it's not what R' Shimon siad Rather: ??? to the bottom ??? is more or, ??? is more ??? to the bottom And really they slaughtered and accepted the blood in the north. But: Here in this case, They intended The holiest of holy offerings Those that are slaughtered in the south We apply the laws of misappropriation to them Now, really, According to Rav Yosef it's settled. Rather: for Rabbah, it's a difficulty. Why do we apply the laws of misappropriation to them? According to Rabbinic law, What is the difference between Torah law and rabbinic? Torah law requires making whole i.e., repaying with an additional fifth 20% or 25% Rabbinic law, not. And who says that there is rabbinic law regarding misappropriation? Ulla didn't say that. R' Yochanan said Sanctified animals that die become exempt from lit: go out from the hands of the laws of misappropriation, So says the Torah. Perhaps, according to Torah law, No. ??? in them So, here, According to Rabbinic law, Let us say, ??? about this teaching because of Ulla Rabbi Yochanan said: Even though that was taught, It is necessary to teach this because of Ulla You might have thought that I would say that here, No. ??? But: sanctified animals that died, Because ??? I would say even the laws of misappropriation are not Rabbinic. Come and learn from this. Watch out for leading vav !! and they died? also ??? who benefit i.e., who partake of from ??? raw lit., living No. from by until ??? immediately ??? Any thing that was from by You might have thought