Commentary for Yoma 51:15

ואי משכחת תנא דתני חמש

[fem.] in the evening! - R'Samuel B'Isaac said: Here we refer to the Sabbath, on which the divisions of the priests are relieved.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The division (Mishmar, v. Glos.) officiating at the continual offering of morning had left by the time the continual offering of dusk was to be attended to.');">¹⁷</span> But on the original assumption<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That there was a special count for the evening sacrifice.');">¹⁸</span> there was a larger number of counts? - All came in the morning [for the count]; to some it was allotted for the morning to others, for the evening. THE FOURTH COUNT: NOVICES AND OLDER PRIESTS etc. : Our Mishnah does not agree with the view of R'Eliezer B'Jacob, for we have learnt: He who brings the limbs up to the ramp also brings them up to the altar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tamid V, 2.');">¹⁹</span> What principle are they disputing? One holds: In the multitude of the people is the king's glory,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prov. XIV, 28.');">²⁰</span> whereas the other is of the opinion that [the distribution of duties among too many] is not good form in the abode of the Shechinah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It might appear as if the service was considered a burden, so that its function had to be distributed among many.');">²¹</span> Raba said: R'Eliezer B'Jacob does not agree with the view of R'Judah, nor does the latter agree with the view of the former, for, if that were the case there would be too few counts.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Judah omits the count for the coal-pan; according to R. Eliezer there was no special count for the service of carrying the limbs up to the altar, hence, had both accepted each other's view, there would be only three counts. He who taught there were five counts, contradicted both of these Tannaim, each of whom omitted one, though not the same count.');">²²</span> And if you find a teacher who teaches 'five [counts]',

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