Commentary for Zevachim 117:13

מיתיבי כל הקדשים שהיו עד שלא נבנה המזבח ואח"כ נבנה המזבח פסולין נבנה דחויין מעיקרא נינהו

But R'Johanan maintained: In both cases they are unfit.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' All animals in a state of consecration while the altar was damaged are unfit, whether slaughtered while it was actually damaged, or after it was repaired.');">⁹</span> Wherein do they disagree? - Rab holds: Live animals cannot be [permanently] rejected; while R'Johanan holds: Live animals can be [permanently] rejected.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra 12a. When the altar became damaged these animals were rejected, since they could not be sacrificed then. The controversy is whether this rejection is permanent or not.');">¹⁰</span>

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