Commentary for Menachot 163:14

חזר רבי עקיבא ודנו דין אחר מה לפסח מצרים שכן אין טעון מתן דמים ואימורין לגבי מזבח

IT IS TO COMPARE WHATSOEVER IS BROUGHT FROM THE FLOCK AND THE HERD<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. peace-offerings and thank-offerings.');">²⁴</span> WITH THE PASSOVER-OFFERING: AS THE PASSOVER-OFFERING IS OBLIGATORY AND OFFERED ONLY FROM WHAT IS UNCONSECRATED,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. GEMARA:');">²⁵</span> SO EVERYTHING THAT IS OBLIGATORY<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in every case where the expression 'I take upon myself' was used, for this imposes a personal obligation for the fulfilment of the vow.');">²⁶</span> MAY BE OFFERED ONLY FROM WHAT IS UNCONSECRATED. THEREFORE IF A MAN SAYS, 'I TAKE UPON MYSELF [TO OFFER] A THANK-OFFERING', OR 'I TAKE UPON MYSELF [TO OFFER] A PEACE-OFFERING', SINCE THESE ARE OBLIGATORY THEY MAY BE OFFERED ONLY FROM WHAT IS UNCONSECRATED. THE DRINK-OFFERINGS IN EVERY CASE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whether the expression 'I take upon myself' was used or not, and whether it was expressly stated that the drink-offerings be brought from Second Tithe or not.');">²⁷</span> MAY BE OFFERED ONLY FROM WHAT IS UNCONSECRATED.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the drink-offerings are wholly offered up, and whatsoever is wholly offered up may not be brought from Second Tithe (Tosaf) .');">²⁸</span> <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>And whence do we know it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it is to be brought only from what is unconsecrated.');">²⁹</span> for the Passover-offering itself? - It was taught:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Yeb. 46a.');">³⁰</span> R'Eliezer said: A Passover-offering was ordained to be brought in Egypt and a Passover-offering was ordained for later generations; as the Passover-offering that was ordained in Egypt could be brought only from what was unconsecrated,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For at that time the law of the Second Tithe had not been promulgated, and even later when this law was given it was not to come into force until the Israelites entered the Holy Land.');">³¹</span> so the Passover-offering that was ordained for later generations may be brought only from what is unconsecrated. Said to him R'Akiba, Is it right to infer the possible from the impossible?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Passover-offering in Egypt could not possibly have been brought from Second Tithe (v. prec. n.) whereas that of future generations could.');">³²</span> The other replied, Although it was impossible [otherwise]. it is nevertheless a striking argument and we may make an inference from it. Then R'Akiba put forward the following argument [in refutation]: This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it is to be brought only from what is unconsecrated.');">²⁹</span> was so of the Passover-offering ordained in Egypt since it did not require the sprinkling of blood and the offering of the sacrificial portions upon the altar;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since there was no altar in existence at that time.');">³³</span>

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