Mesorat%20hashas for Zevachim 15:22

ואשכחן חטאת חלב דכתיב בה לחטאת

- Rather, said Raba: We infer it from a leper's sin-offering, for it is written, And the pries shall prepare<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.V. 'offer'.');">¹⁴</span> the sin-offering,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIV, 19.');">¹⁵</span> which teaches that all its preparations [services] must be for the sake of a sin-offering. Thus we have found [the law relating to] change in respect of sanctity; how does he know it of change in respect of owner? - Scripture saith, And [he shall] make atonement for him that is to be cleansed:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIV, 19.');">¹⁵</span> [this intimates,] for this [man] who is to be cleansed, but not for his fellow who is to be cleanse Yet [the question] still [remains]: Can they be learnt from each other? The sin-offering of forbidden fat cannot be learnt from the leper's sin-offering, since the latter is accompanied by another sacrifice. [On the other hand] a leper's sin-offering cannot be learnt from the sin-offering of forbidden fat, since the latter is case of kareth! - One cannot be learnt from one, but one can be learnt from two.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For Scripture need not have intimated the teaching in the case of all those. - This answer implies that one intimation at least is superfluous.');">¹⁶</span> But in the case of which should it not be written? [Shall we say,] Let the Divine law not write it in the case of the sin-offering of forbidden fat, and let it be deduced from these others? [Then I can argue that] the reason in the case of these others is that another sacrifice accompanies them! [If we say,] Let the Divine law not write it in the case of t nazirite's sin-offering and let it be deduced from these others: [I can argue that] the reason in the case of these others is that no absolution [revocation] is possible!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A nazirite can be absolved of his vow altogether, and then his sacrificial obligations automatically expire. But in no circumstances can the other two be freed of their obligations.');">¹⁷</span> [If I say,] Let the Divine law not write it in th case of the leper's sin-offering, and let it be deduced from these others: [then I can argue that] the reason in the case of these others is that they do not come in poverty!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If a leper is too poor he can bring a bird instead of an animal for a sin-offering (V. Lev. XIV, 21-22) . But this leniency is not permitted in the case of the other two.');">¹⁸</span> - Rather, Scripture saith, This is the law of the burnt-offering, of the meal-offering, and of the sin-offering [and of the sacrifice of peace-offerings]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. VII, 37.');">¹⁹</span> thus the Writ assimilated it [the sin-offering] to the peace-offering. As in the case of peace-offerings both change in respect of sanctity and change in respect of name [are prohibited, for] we require [that the services be performed] for their own [sc. that of the peace-offerings'] sake, this being a regulation;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not, however, indispensable to the extent that a peace-offering is invalid if offered as a different sacrifice,');">²⁰</span> so in the case of the sin-offering both change in respect of sanctity and change in respect of name [are prohibited, for] we require [that the services be performed] for their own sake, this being a regulation. Therefore the regulation is deduced from a peace-offering, while these other verses<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Quoted above, teaching that change of name and of sanctity are forbidden, which are now superfluous.');">²¹</span> teach that it is indispensable. Again, we have found [this of] the sin-offering of forbidden fat, where 'for a sin-offering' is written;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In Lev. IV, 33. The passage deals with an offering brought for sins other than those which the Talmud proceeds to enumerate.');">²²</span>

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