Commentary for Menachot 180:1

משלש ועמדו מארבע מספק מארבע שיד הקדש על העליונה

if [he had undertaken to supply it] at three and the price subsequently stood at four, he must supply it at four,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For in this case Temple matters are on a par with ordinary lay transactions, and therefore so long as the goods have not yet passed into the hands of the purchaser the contract is not binding. Now the extra se'ah of flour that is supplied to the Temple is deemed to be 'the surplus of the drink-offerings', for the flour was intended to be used for the drink-offerings, and is used for the altar's 'dessert'.');">¹</span> for the Temple has always the upper hand.

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