Commentary for Pesachim 154:3

ור' אליעזר נמי הכתיב והבשר תאכל אמר לך ההוא מיבעי ליה שאין הבשר מותר באכילה עד שיזרק הדם

Again, if the Divine Law wrote [it of a peace-offering I would say: on the contrary [the reason is] because it has two forms of consumption;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The fat portions are consumed ('eaten') on the altar while the flesh is consumed partly by priests and partly by its owners.');">³</span> but [as for] the burnt-offering, where there are not two forms of consumption.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The whole being consumed on the altar.');">⁴</span>

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