Commentary for Menachot 49:10

אמר ליה עליך אמר קרא לא ירצה (ויקרא כב, כ) כי לא לרצון יהיה לכם:

R'Sima the son of R'Idi said to R'Ashi (others report: R'Sima the son of R'Ashi said to R'Ashi) : perhaps it is the iniquity of a blemish in the offering [that is atoned for by the plate] since an exception to the general rule has been made in the case of bird-offerings, for a Master has said, The unblemished state and the male sex are prerequisite in animal-offerings but not in bird-offerings?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 6a, Hul. 23a, and elsewhere.');">¹⁶</span> - He replied, It is for your sake that it is written, It shall not be accepted;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXII, 23.');">¹⁷</span>

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