Commentary for Menachot 154:23

כיון דאיתקש לתרומת מעשר כתרומת מעשר דמי או דלמא (ויקרא כב, יד) בו וחמשיתו מיעט רחמנא

from that matter in connection with which there is also written, Of it as the terumah of the Lord;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XVIII, 26, with reference to the terumah of the tithe.');">³⁴</span> hence the terumah of the dough-offering is excluded since there is not stated in connection therewith 'Of it as terumah unto the Lord'. Raba raised this question: By [eating] the terumah of the cakes of the thank-offering does one incur the penalty of death [at the hands of heaven] or the liability of the added fifth or not?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If a non-priest deliberately ate terumah of produce (either the great terumah or the terumah of the tithe) he would incur the penalty of death at the hands of Heaven, and if inadvertently he would be liable to make restitution and add a fifth to the repayment. The question raised is whether these rules apply to the cakes given to the priest as terumah from the thank-offering or not.');">³⁵</span>

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