Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 78:20

בשלמא להך לישנא דאמרת אליבא דרבי יהודה כולי עלמא לא פליגי דלא מעכבא הא מני רבי יהודה היא

On the opinion of R'Judah who said that services performed in the white garments outside the Holy of Holies are not indispensable there is no dispute, [all agreeing] that [the bringing up of lots] is not indispensable; they dispute only the opinion of R'Nehemiah:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Infra ');">²²</span> He who says it is indispensable, holds even as R'Nehemiah [does]; whereas the other who holds it is dispensable, explains [R'Nehemiah to refer to] an actual service, whereas the casting of the lots is no service. - Others say: On the opinion of R'Nehemiah, who says it is indispensable, there is no dispute, [all agreeing that] it is indispensable; the dispute touches only the opinion of R'Judah: he who holds it is dispensable, agrees with R'Judah; whereas he who holds it is indispensable [explains] that it is different here because Scripture repeats twice: On which [the lot] fell.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XVI, 9,10 which repetition emphasizes the indispensable nature of this service.');">²³</span> - An objection: was raised 'It is a command to cast the lots but if he has failed to do so, [the service] is, nevertheless, valid. Now that will be quite right according to the version that none disputes that on R'Judah's view it is dispensable, so that this [teaching]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it is a command to cast the lots, but that failure to do so does not invalidate the service.');">²⁴</span> is in accordance with R'Judah

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