Commentary for Menachot 90:19

מאי נפקא מינה התנא דבי ר' ישמעאל (ויקרא יד, לט) ושב הכהן ובא הכהן זהו שיבה זהו ביאה

What is the reason for R'Akiba's view? - He infers the expression 'they shall be' [yiheyu]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXIII, 20: And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave-offering before the Lord, with the two lambs; they uhvh shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. Now the expression 'they shall be' implies that the offering cannot be dispensed with, but the doubt is as to which offering is meant, whether the bread-offering or the two lambs. vbhhv, ,kx');">²²</span> from the other expression 'they shall be' [tiheyenah]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 17: , they shall be of fine flour; this clearly refers to the bread-offering. uhvh');">²³</span>

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