Commentary for Menachot 10:9

מה לחלב ודם שכן באין מכלל היתר תאמר בטריפה שכולה אסורה ולא תהא מותרת לגבוה

'and in the place that is fit for service - this excludes an alt which has become chipped.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Ex. XX, 21: And thou shalt slaughter upon it, implying that the altar shall be whole at the time of the service and not chipped. V. Zeb. 59a, and Hul. 18a.');">¹⁰</span> Our Rabbis taught: When it says in the next verse Of the herd<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. I, 3. In the preceding verse 2, the particle 'of' that precedes each of the classes of animals mentioned is utilized to exclude from sacrifices such animals as were used for irreligious or immoral purposes.');">¹¹</span>

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