Commentary for Yoma 6:8

ואיכא דאמרי אמר רבינא דנין עבודה תחלה מעבודה תחלה לאפוקי הני דלאו תחלה נינהו מאי תחלה אילימא תחלה בכהן גדול היינו קמייתא אלא עבודה תחלה במקום מעבודה תחלה במקום

[as] in both cases both animals are offered up as burnt-offerings only. Rabina said: One may infer a service performed by the high priest<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Day of Atonement.');">²⁶</span> from another service performed by the high priest<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Consecration.');">²⁷</span> that excludes [the occasions mentioned] in all the questions [raised], because the services mentioned therein are not performed by the high priest.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That answers all the questions raised.');">²⁸</span>

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