Quoting%20commentary for Pesachim 5:4

ת"ל (ויקרא יט, ו) ביום זבחכם יאכל וממחרת והנותר עד יום בעוד יום הוא נאכל ואינו נאכל לאור שלישי

so here too the night should follow the day. Therefore it is stated, It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day [it shall be burnt with fire]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIX, 6.');">⁷</span> teaching, it may be eaten only during the day, but it may not be eaten during the evening ['or'] of the third day. One might think that it must be burnt immediately;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After the expiration of the time allowed for its eating, i.e., on the evening of the third day.');">⁸</span>

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