Mesorat%20hashas for Menachot 8:5

אמר מר וכן אתה אומר באשם נזיר ואשם מצורע ששחטן שלא לשמן פסולין הואיל ובאו להכשיר ולא הכשירו

Now if [the above ruling of Rab] were correct, then it should have also stated with the exception of the guilt-offering of the Nazirite and the guilt-offering of the leper', for they are brought in order to render [the person] fit and they have not done so! - Since there is also the guilt-offering for robbery and the guilt-offering for sacrilege which are brought for atonement,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And from the above rule of Rab it is to be inferred that whatsoever is brought for atonement, even if offered under another name, is valid; v. infra.');">⁴</span> [the Tanna] therefore could not have stated it absolutely.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the Tanna could not have stated absolutely in the Mishnah 'with the exception of the passover-offering, the sin-offering and the guilt-offering', for the rule in the latter case is not general but varies according to the kind of guilt-offering.');">⁵</span>

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