Commentary for Zevachim 166:17

(ר"ל אמר) מנחה הבאה בפני עצמה לדברי כולן לא תרד לדברי רבי יוסי הגלילי ור"ע

Wherei do they differ? - Said R'Adda B'Ahabah: They differ about a disqualified burnt-offering of a bird: one master deduces [the law] from 'burnt-offering',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it includes a burnt-offering of a bird too.');">²³</span> while the other master deduces it from 'lambs'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence only animal sacrifices are included, but not a burnt-offering of a bird.');">²⁴</span> Now, as to the one who deduces it from 'lambs', surely 'burnt-offering' [too] is written? - If 'lambs' were written while 'burnt-offering' were not written, I would think [that the law applies] even [if they became disqualified] while yet alive:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., if it had a cataract on the eye.');">²⁵</span> therefore the Divine Law wrote 'burnt-offering'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Intimating that this law applies only from the time that it was fit to ascend as a burnt-offering (in Heb. 'ascend' - the altar - and 'burnt-offering' are the same word viz., 'olah) . Yet the law still applies to animal sacrifices only.');">²⁶</span> And as to the one who deduces it from 'burnt-offering', surely 'lambs' is written? - If 'burnt-offering' were written while 'lambs' were not written, I would think [that the law applies] even [to] a meal-offering.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By interpreting 'olah that which ascends (v. preceding note) , and so including everything that ascends the altar.');">²⁷</span> Therefore the Divine Law wrote 'lambs'. Wherein do these Tannaim and the Tannaim of our Mishnah differ? - Said R'Papa: They differ in respect of fistfuls which were sanctified in a [service] vessel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But were subsequently disqualified.');">²⁸</span> According to our Tannaim, they do not descend;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For they infer the law from 'its firewood' and 'on the altar' and these fulfil the conditions implied in these words, as they feed the fire and are brought on the altar.');">²⁹</span> while according to the other Tannaim they descend.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As they cannot be included in 'lambs' or 'burnt-offering'.');">³⁰</span> Resh Lakish said: With regard to a meal-offering which comes by itself,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It does not accompany an animal sacrifice.');">³¹</span> all<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., all except those whom he specifies. Similarly the other cases.');">³²</span> of them hold that it does not descend; but according to R'Jose the Galilean and R'Akiba

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