Commentary for Sanhedrin 68:1
(שמות כט, לז) כל הנוגע במזבח יקדש שומע אני בין ראוי בין שאינו ראוי ת"ל (שמות כט, לח) כבשים מה כבשים ראויין אף כל ראוי ר' עקיבא אומר (שמות כט, כה) עולה מה עולה ראויה אף כל ראוי
Whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXIX, 37. I.e., once it touches the altar, it retains its sanctity, as above. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> I might infer [that this holds good] whether it be fit for the altar or not.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., leaven and honey, (cf. Lev. II, 11) which are never permissible for the altar, or unconsecrated animals (i.e., hullin), which are not yet fit for the altar. — Animals had to be formally consecrated before they might be sanctified upon the altar. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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