Mesorat%20hashas for Menachot 39:2

אמר רב יוסף רב כתנא דידן ס"ל דאמר לא מלח כשר אמר ליה אביי אי הכי לא יצק נמי לא יצק כלל אלא לא יצק כהן אלא זר הכא נמי לא מלח כהן אלא זר

R'Simeon says, Here it is said, It is a covenant of salt f ever, and there it is said, The covenant of an everlasting priesthood,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXV, 13.');">²</span> as it is impossible to conceive of sacrifices without the priesthood so it is impossible to conceive of sacrifices without salt!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it is clear that salting is indispensable even though it is not repeated in Scripture, thus contrary to Rab's principle.');">³</span>

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