Commentary for Yoma 46:3

ת"ש מדקא נסיב לה תלמודא וגם דם נקי שפך מנשה שמע מינה שפיכות דמים הוא דזל וטהרת כלים כדקיימא קיימא

My son is still in convulsions, etc. " To teach you that they looked upon the purity of their vessels as a graver matter than bloodshed!' [The Scholars in the Academy] asked this question: Was it that bloodshed became a minor matter to them, whereas the purity of their vessels remained in its original importance, or did bloodshed concern them as before but the purity of the vessels became for them of a still graver concern? Come and hear: Because the Talmud adduces 'And also innocent blood did Manasseh shed' that indicates that bloodshed had become a matter of smaller concern to them whilst the purity of the vessels retained its original importance.

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