Commentary for Zevachim 166:5

ואידך לאהדורי פוקעין מנא ליה נפקא ליה מאשר תאכל האש

And the other;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Joshua.');">⁷</span> how does he know that the [limbs] which spring off must be replaced? - He deduces it from whereto the fire hath consumed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. VI, 3. That is superfluous, as it is obvious that the ashes are the result of the fire. Hence it is interpreted as intimating that whatever once fed the fire belongs to the altar, even if it jumped off.');">⁸</span>

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