Commentary for Menachot 31:17

מתקיף לה רב אשי מידי שתק קתני אלא אמר רב אשי הכא במאי עסקי' כגון שפיגל בראשונה ובשניה ובשלישית דאמרי' אי ס"ד כל העושה על דעת ראשונה הוא עושה מיהדר פגולי בשניה (ובשלישית) למה לי

- Raba said, We must suppose here that he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The High Priest.');">²⁶</span> expressed an intention which makes piggul during the first sprinklings, was silent during the second, and again expressed an intention which makes piggul during the third; in which case we say, If you accept the principle that whatsoever a man does [in silence] he does according to his first resolve, why then did he express again an intention which makes piggul during the third [sprinklings]? R'Ashi demurred, saying, Does [the Baraitha] actually state 'he was silent'? - Rather, said R'Ashi, We must suppose here that he expressed an intention which makes piggul during the first [sprinklings] and also during the second;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'And also during the third' - so in cur. edd. but wanting in all MSS. and struck out by Sh. Mek. The case is clearly one where the High Priest was silent during the third sprinklings; so that only a part and not the whole of the mattir was performed with an intention which makes piggul.');">²⁷</span> in which case we say, If you accept the principle that whatsoever a man does [in silence] he does according to his first resolve, why then did he again express an intention which makes piggul during the second [sprinklings]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'And also during the third' - so in cur. edd. but wanting in all MSS. and struck out by Sh. Mek. The case is clearly one where the High Priest was silent during the third sprinklings; so that only a part and not the whole of the mattir was performed with an intention which makes piggul.');">²⁷</span>

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