Commentary for Yoma 141:13

והמשלח דמעיקרא משמע רבא אמר אמר קרא (ויקרא טז, י) יעמד חי עד מתי יהא זקוק לעמוד חי עד שעת כפרה ואימתי שעת כפרה בשעת מתן דמים ותו לא

so does the letting go take place now!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One could also argue just to the contrary, for the analogy could be made in either way: just as the burning takes place after the sacrificial pieces of the sin-offering have been smoked, thus is the reference to him that letteth go, for now. The statement in v. 21 'And he shall send it away' then means, now that the time for this has arrived.');">¹⁷</span> - 'And he that letteth go' implies [to that which was referred to] before.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As explained in n. 3.');">¹⁸</span>

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