Midrash for Menachot 163:5
הא איתמר עלה אמר רב לא קני שלמים ומאי לא יצא העור לחולין הכי קאמר אינו בתורת לצאת העור לחולין מאי טעמא אמר רבה נעשה כלוקח שור לחרישה
Why? Because the sanctity of the peace-offering is not so potent that it can be imposed upon the sanctity of Second Tithe. An objection was raised: If a man bought<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With Second Tithe money in Jerusalem.');"><sup>9</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
"sheep and cattle": Does the Paschal offering not come from lambs and kids? If so, why "sheep and cattle"? Sheep for the Pesach offering and cattle for the festive offering (chagigah), and to compare all that comes from sheep and cattle to the Pesach, viz.: Just as Pesach is a mandatory offering and comes only from chullin (non-consecrated) animals, so all mandatory offerings must come from chullin.
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