Commentary for Menachot 28:19

הא למה לי למיתנא כלל פשיטא מי איכא מתיר אחרינא אלא לאו הא קמ"ל דטעמא דקומץ משום דאיכא קומץ דמנחת חוטא דדמי ליה:

It is quite obvious, for is there then [in these cases] any other mattir? We must therefore say that it teaches us this: namely, the reason [why the Rabbis declare the offering invalid in the case where a wrongful intention was expressed during the burning] of the handful [of the 'ordinary meal-offering] is that there is the handful of the sinner's meal-offering which is similar to it [and which is a real case of piggul].

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