Mesorat%20hashas for Menachot 184:12

דאי מקרא הוה אמינא זבחי שלמי ציבור

required the laying on of hands.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the blood of the he-goats offered for the sin of idolatry was sprinkled within, whereas the blood of Nahshon's goat was not.');">¹⁴</span> Why is it stated [in this Baraitha], 'for [R'Simeon ruled etc.]'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the only two cases to which this rule applies are the he-goats offered for the sin of idolatry and the sin-offering of the anointed High Priest. How the former is here included for the rite of laying on of hands, and as for the latter, Scripture has expressly stated that it requires the laying on of hands (v. Lev. IV, 4) ; obviously then R. Simeon's rule is superfluous!');">¹⁵</span>

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