Commentary for Zevachim 210:17

ור"ש האי מחוץ למחנה מאי עביד ליה מיבעי ליה לכדתניא רבי אליעזר אומר נאמר כאן חוץ למחנה ונאמר להלן (במדבר יט, ג) חוץ למחנה מה להלן חוץ לג' מחנות אף כאן חוץ לג' מחנות ומה להלן למזרחה של ירושלים

which is superfluous. since it is already stated, where the ashes are poured out it shall be burnt,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. IV, 12. This refers to the anointed priest's bullock, which as we already know was burnt without; hence it follows that the place of the ashes was without.');">¹⁸</span> it prescribes a third camp.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Each superfluous 'without the camp' intimates an additional camp whence it must be carried out.');">¹⁹</span> Now, how does R'Simeon employ this 'without the camp'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since he maintains that the garments are not defiled until the fire has caught hold of the greater part of the carcass.');">²⁰</span> - He requires it for what was taught: R'Eliezer said: 'Without the camp' is stated here, and 'without the camp' is stated elsewhere:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In connection with the red heifer, Num. XIX, 3.');">²¹</span> as here it means without the three camps, so there it means without the three camps; and as there it means on the east of Jerusalem,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 4: And Eleazar . . shall sprinkle of her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting. The tent of meeting faced east, hence Eleazar would stand still further east and face west. Similarly in the days of the Temple the heifer would be burnt without Jerusalem on the east.');">²²</span>

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