Commentary for Pesachim 117:1

יאוחר דבר שנאמר בו בערב ובין הערבים לדבר שלא נאמר בו בערב אלא בין הערבים בלבד

let that in connection with which ba-'ereb [at evening] and ben ha-'arbayim [between the evenings]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.V.: 'at dusk'.');">¹</span> are said be deferred after that in connection with which ba-'ereb is not said, save ben ha-'arbayim alone.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is why the evening tamid is before the Passover sacrifice. For in connection with the latter both these expressions are used: Ex. XII, 6: and the whole assembly . . shall kill it at dusk (ben ha-'arbayim) ; Deut. XVI, 6: thou shalt sacrifice the passover-offering at even (ba-'ereb) .');">²</span>

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