Quoting%20commentary for Menachot 6:20

מילתא דפשיטא ליה לרבה להאי גיסא ולרבא להאי גיסא מיבעיא ליה לרב הושעיא דבעי רב הושעיא ואמרי לה בעא מיניה רב הושעיא מרבי אסי מנחה לשום זבח

Now they all<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Gemara, having argued fully upon the suggested answers of Rabbah, Raba and R. Ashi in reconciling the conflicting views of R. Simeon, now proceeds to explain why these three Rabbis cannot agree upon one answer.');">³¹</span> do not adopt Rabbah's answer, for [they say], on the contrary, an intention which is manifestly [absurd] the Divine Law declares capable of rendering an offering invalid.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For otherwise it may be said that one may vary the services of the sacrifices.');">³²</span> They also do not adopt Raba's answer, for they do not accept his interpretation of the verse, 'And this is the law of the meal-offering'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. VI, 7. For if they accepted this interpretation, they would also have to accept the similar interpretation of the verse in connection with the sin-offering, and there is no evidence to show that R. Simeon ever held such a view with regard to the sin-offering, namely, that if one slaughtered a sin-offering brought on account of eating forbidden fat under the name of the sin-offering of the Nazarite, it discharges the owner's obligation.');">³³</span> And they do not all adopt R'Ashi's answer because of the difficulty raised by R'Aha the son of Raba.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the answer given is not quite satisfactory, since the term 'belulah' by itself generally refers to a meal-offering mingled with oil.');">³⁴</span> That which is clear to Rabbah in one way<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That a statement which is manifestly absurd with regard to the offering, as when the actions of the officiating priest belie his expressed intention, does not render the offering invalid; v. supra p. 5.');">³⁵</span> and is clear to Raba in the opposite way,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That a statement which is manifestly absurd does render the offering invalid; v. supra p. 9, n.7.');">³⁶</span> is a matter of doubt to R'Hoshaia. For R'Hoshaia put the question (others say, R'Hoshaia put the question to R'Assi) : Where one referred to a meal-offering as an animal-offering

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