Commentary for Zevachim 106:5

כתנאי יכול יזרקנו זריקה אחת ת"ל סביב אי סביב יכול יקיפנו כחוט ת"ל וזרקו הא כיצד כמין גמא (ודמה טעון) שתי מתנות שהן ארבע

shall dash the blood round about the altar]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. I, 5.');">⁹</span> You might think that he sprinkles it with a single sprinkling; therefore Scripture states, 'round about'. If 'round about', you might think that he must encompass it [with blood] like a thread; therefore Scripture states, 'And they shall dash'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which implies, from a distance, whereas to encompass it he would have to apply the blood directly with his finger round the sides of the altar.');">¹⁰</span>

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