Commentary for Zevachim 173:8

ואלא דירדו לשלחן מדמינן לה דתנן אפילו הן על השלחן ימים רבים אין בכך כלום או דילמא לקרקע מדמינן

surely since you say that even if they were kept overnight in the Temple court they do not descend,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If placed on the altar after the night passed.');">¹⁰</span> can there be a question [when they are kept on] the top of the altar?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely they do not descend.');">¹¹</span>

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