Commentary for Zevachim 89:2

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> קדשי עובדי כוכבים אין חייבין עליהן משום פיגול נותר וטמא והשוחטן בחוץ פטור דברי רבי שמעון רבי יוסי מחייב:

GEMARA. Our Rabbis taught: You may neither benefit from the sacrifices of heathens, nor do you commit trespass; and they do not involve liability on account of piggul, nothar or defilement. And they [the heathens] cannot effect substitution; and they cannot bring drink-offerings, but their [animal] sacrifices require drink-offerings [to accompany them]: that is the view of R. Simeon. Said R. Jose: I hold that a stringent view should be taken on all these matters, because it is said of them, [Any man . . . that bringeth his offering . . .] unto the Lord. This applies only to sacrifices of the altar; but in the case of objects sacred to the Temple repair, one does commit trespass. 'You may neither benefit nor do you commit trespass:' You may not benefit by Rabbinical law. 'Nor do you commit trespass,' because in respect of the trespass-offering identity of law is derived from the fact that 'sin' is written here and in the case of terumah: while in respect to terumah 'the children of Israel' is written, [which intimates,] but not [those of] heathens.

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