Halakhah for Menachot 118:11
תא שמע ולבונה ילקטנה
Come and hear: AND IF FRANKINCENSE, HE MUST PICK IT OFF AGAIN,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Evidently the main reason is that it can be picked off again; consequently where this is not possible, as in our case where the frankincense was ground fine, it would be invalid.');"><sup>11</sup></span> - Perhaps there are two reasons for it: firstly, that it does not become absorbed, and another reason is that it can be picked off again.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And one reason is valid without the other so that even though it cannot be picked off again it is still valid since it is not absorbed in the flour.');"><sup>12</sup></span>
Sefer HaMitzvot
He prohibited us from offering frankincense in the offering of a sinner. And that is His, may He be exalted, saying, "neither shall he put any frankincense upon it" (Leviticus 5:11). And one who placed [it] is lashed. And the language of the Mishnah (Menachot 59b) is, "He is liable for the oil on its own, and for the frankincense on its own" - since they are two [distinct] negative commandments, without a doubt. And the regulations of this commandment have already been explained in the fifth [chapter] of Menachot. (See Parashat Vayikra; Mishneh Torah, Sacrificial Procedure 12.)
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Sefer HaChinukh
To not put frankincense in the meal-offering of a sinner: To not put frankincense in this meal-offering of the poor sinner that we said, as it is stated (Leviticus 5:11), "nor shall he put frankincense on it." And the language of the Mishnah (Menachot 59b) is "And he is liable for the oil on its own and the frankincense on its own" - as they are two negative commandments, without a doubt. All the content of frankincense is like the content of oil that we wrote (Sefer HaChinukh 125) - there is no point in writing at length about it.
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