Commentary for Sanhedrin 67:17

והא התם מיפלג פליגי דקתני סיפא אין בין דברי רבן גמליאל לדברי ר' יהושע אלא הדם והנסכים שר"ג אומר לא ירדו ור' יהושע אומר ירדו

R. Joshua said: [That means,] Anything 'fit' for the fire of the Altar',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., only that which could have served that purpose. e.g., the flesh of a burnt offering. If, however, the blood of a sacrifice became invalid, since that is not intended to feed the fires of the altar, it does not retain its sanctity. ');">³⁰</span> once it ascended [thereon], may not descend,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., may not be taken back, for the altar has given it a sacred character. ');">³¹</span>

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