Commentary for Zevachim 172:4
מתיב רב כהנא בכל יום תורם את המזבח מקרות הגבר או סמוך לו מלפניו [או] מאחריו ביום הכיפורים בחצות ברגלים באשמורת הראשונה ואי סלקא דעתך מחצות דאורייתא היכי מקדמינן (והיכי מאחרינן
How are these texts reconciled?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Emended text (Sh.M.) .');"><sup>5</sup></span> Divide it [the night] half is for burning, and half for taking up [the ashes].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first half is for burning, and during this time the flesh is not considered completely consumed unless it has actually been turned into ashes. The second half is for clearing, in the sense that even before the flesh has actually become ashes but has merely reached the stage of hardness it is regarded as ashes. If, however, it still retains the softness of flesh, it is obviously not ashes, and must not be removed.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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