Commentary for Menachot 95:14

עמוד וחטא בחטאת בשביל שתזכה בחטאת אמרינן עמוד וחטא בחטאת בשביל שתזכה בעולה לא אמרינן

Should we not say, 'Arise and sin, so that you may thereby obtain a benefit'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One should commit the sin of burning the limbs of a sin-offering upon the altar for the sake of the limbs of the burnt-offering, so that the latter be rendered acceptable.');">²⁰</span> - We would say, 'Arise and sin with the sin-offering so that you may thereby obtain some benefit in regard to the sin-offering itself',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And likewise with the lambs of Pentecost: a sin is committed by sprinkling the blood of the lambs under another name and the advantage is thereby gained that these lambs may be eaten.');">²¹</span>

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