Commentary for Zevachim 79:3

א"ר ירמיה לא נצרכא אלא לר"ש דתניא למעלה אומר קרן קרנות שתים למטה הוא אומר קרן קרנות ארבע דברי ר"ש

Now, how does R. Judah employ [the text], so shall he do? He requires it for what was taught: As we have not learnt about laying on [of hands] and the residue of the blood in the case of the bullock of the Day of Atonement, whence [then] do we know it? From the text, So shall he do. But have we not learnt [it] of the bullock of the Day of Atonement? Surely you said, '"with the bullock" refers to the bullock of Atonement Day.' - It is necessary: You might think that it applies only to a service which is indispensable for atonement; but as for a service which is not indispensable for atonement, I would agree that it is not so. Hence he informs us [otherwise].

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