Commentary for Zevachim 73:3

ואכתי להכי הוא דאתא מיבעי ליה לכדתניא מנין לניתנין בזריקה שנתנן בשפיכה יצא ת"ל ודם זבחיך ישפך

Yet still, is it required for this purpose? [Surely] it is needed for what was taught, [viz.]: R. Ishmael said: From the text, But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat [thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt dash their blood against the altar, and shalt make their fat smoke for an offering made by fire], we learn that a firstling must have its blood and its emurim presented at the altar. Whence do we know [it of] the tithe and the Passover-offering? Because it says, 'And the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out'? - He agrees with R. Jose the Galilean. For it was taught: R. Jose the Galilean said: [Thou shalt dash their blood against the altar, and shalt make their fat smoke]: not 'its blood' is said, but 'their blood'; not 'its fat' is said, but 'their fat'. This teaches concerning the firstling, the tithe [of animals], and the Passover-offering, that their blood and emurim must be presented at the altar. <br>

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