Commentary for Menachot 42:2

תנן התם על המלח ועל העצים שיהו הכהנים נאותין בהן אמר שמואל לא שנו אלא לקרבנם אבל לאכילה לא

R'Mattenah said, There is Scriptural authority for this, for it is written, And thou shalt present them before the Lord, an the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt-offering unto the Lord.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XLIII, 24. The salt which is upon the limb is, in this verse, stated to be part of the burnt-offering.');">³</span> We have learnt elsewhere: [The Beth din ordained] concerning the salt and the wood [of the Temple stores] that the priests may use them freely.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Shek. VII, 7.');">⁴</span>

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