Commentary for Temurah 46:7
המפריש מעות לחטאת ואבדו והפריש אחרים תחתיהם ואח"כ נמצאו המעות יביא מאלו ומאלו חטאת והשאר יפלו לנדבה טעמא דמתכפר מאלו ומאלו הא מאחד יוליכם לים המלח לא שנא מתכפר באבודה ולא שנא מתכפר בשאינה אבודה ולא שנא משך ולא שנא לא משך תיובתא דתרוייהו
- [The Tanna in the Mishnah] states what he is certain about<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The thing about which he is absolutely certain, and therefore he only mentions the case where atonement took place before the sin-offering was found and in which the animal is condemned to die, since he is sure of this. You cannot, however, deduce from this case that where the offering had not taken place and the sin-offering was found, it pastures, since sometimes it pastures and sometimes it is condemned to die, e.g., according to R. Huna where he selected one sin-offering, even the lost one, the other is condemned to die, whereas if the owner came to consult the Beth din as to which animal is to be offered, the one remaining over is only condemned to pasture. And according to R. Abba whether he selected one of the animals for sacrifice or came to consult, if atonement was procured with the sin-offering which was never lost, the lost one is condemned to die, whereas if atonement was procured through the lost sin-offering, the other is condemned to pasture.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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