Commentary for Pesachim 32:4

תא שמע דם שנטמא וזרקו בשוגג הורצה במזיד לא הורצה מדרבנן ודלא כר' יוסי בן יועזר איש צרידה

blood wherewith life goes out is called blood; blood with which life does not go out is not called blood.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And consequently not in category of liquids (v. Rashi) .');">⁵</span> Come and hear: If blood became unclean and he [the priest] sprinkled it unwittingly, it [the sacrifice] is accepted; if deliberately, it is not accepted?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit. 'make acceptable'. The language is the Biblical, cf. Lev. I, 4: and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him i.e., the sacrifice is efficacious for its purpose. Now by Biblical law it is accepted whether the sprinkling was done deliberately or in ignorance of its uncleanness, and the flesh may be eaten by the priests, but the Rabbis penalized the priests by not permitting the flesh to be eaten in the former case, though another sacrifice is not required (v. Git. 54a) . Incidentally we see that blood can become unclean, and thus liquids in general, which contradicts Rab.');">⁶</span>

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