Commentary for Zevachim 180:2
ת"ש פר כהן משיח קודם לפר העלם דבר של צבור פר העלם דבר של צבור קודם לפר עבודת כוכבים
bullocks precede rams, because their drink-offerings are larger;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A bullock requires a drink-offering of three 'esronim (pl. of 'issaron, a tenth part of an ephah) , a ram one of two, and a lamb one 'issaron.');"><sup>3</sup></span> and for the same reason rams [precede] lambs; [while] lambs [precede] he-goats because more [is offered] of them, [viz. ,] the fat-tail.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which in the case of a lamb is burnt on the altar as emurim, but not in the case of a he-goat; cf. Lev. III, 6-10 with 12-15. Though this passage refers to burnt-offerings, which are entirely burnt on the altar, yet the reason is valid, because it holds good of sacrifices in general.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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