Commentary for Menachot 9:11

כיון דאין מחוסר זמן לבו ביום לאו איסורא הוא

then with regard to meal-offerings it can also be said that an exception to the general prohibition was made for that which is consecrated, namely, in the case of the meal-offering of the 'Omer!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For it is offered upon the altar although the new harvest is still forbidden. Consequently meal-offerings are similar to bird-offerings in that in each case there is an exception to a general prohibition.');">¹⁵</span> - Since the prohibition of 'out of time' does not apply to the same day, it is not regarded as a prohibition at all.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence one cannot speak of the offering of the 'Omer, even though it was offered under another name, as an exception to a general prohibition, as there is really no prohibition at all.');">¹⁶</span>

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