Commentary for Zevachim 178:16

ת"ש חטאת קודם לאשם חטאת הוא דקדמה ליה לאשם אבל עולה לא מאי לאו דם

Does the blood of a sin-offering take precedence, because it propitiates; or perhaps the limbs of a burnt-offering take precedence, because they are entirely [destined] for [altar] fires? - Come and hear: THE BLOOD OF A SIN-OFFERING PRECEDES THE BLOOD OF A BURNT-OFFERING; thus only the blood of a burnt-offering does it precede, but it does not precede the limbs of a burnt-offering.

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