Commentary for Menachot 41:18

מאי תבונהו אמר רב אשי יכול יתן בו טעם כבינה תלמוד לומר תמלח כיצד הוא עושה מביא האבר ונותן עליו מלח וחוזר והופכו ונותן עליו מלח ומעלהו

Because the verse states, 'Thou shalt offer':<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. II, 13. uvbuc,');">²⁶</span> 'Thou shalt offer', whatever [salt] it is; 'thou shalt offer', from whatever place it comes; 'thou shalt offer', on the Sabbath;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The offerings of the congregation may be brought on the Sabbath and in certain circumstances even in conditions of uncleanness. The salting of the offering is evidently a vital service and overrides the rules of Sabbath and of uncleanness. ubbc,h ubbc,h ic,');">³¹</span> 'thou shalt offer', even in conditions of uncleanness.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The offerings of the congregation may be brought on the Sabbath and in certain circumstances even in conditions of uncleanness. The salting of the offering is evidently a vital service and overrides the rules of Sabbath and of uncleanness. ubbc,h ubbc,h ic,');">³¹</span>

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